Next generation infrastructure : principles for post-industrial public works /
by Hillary Brown ; foreword by David W. Orr.
- Washington, DC : Island Press, 2014.
- xv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-232) and index.
Foreword / Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Bold endeavors needed -- Toward infrastructural ecologies: Interconnected, multipurpose, and synergistic systems -- Greening heat and power: an integrated approach to decarbonizing energy -- Advancing soft-path water infrastructure: combined constructed and natural systems -- Destigmatizing infrastructure: design of community-friendly facilities -- Creating resilient coastlines and waterways: hard and soft constructions -- Combating water stress and scarcity: augmented sources and improved storage -- Ways forward: think systematically, experiment locally -- Notes -- Index. by David W. Orr --
"Presents a new way to approach infrastructure needs in the United States, calling for more diversified, distributed, and interconnected infrastructure that integrates (and in some cases mimics) natural systems"--Provided by publisher.
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