In Our Own Backyard: Principles for Effective Improvement of the Nation's Infrastructure (Studies in Infrastructure Technology and Policy) - Hardcover

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sci; Commission On Engineering And Technical

 
9780309048781: In Our Own Backyard: Principles for Effective Improvement of the Nation's Infrastructure (Studies in Infrastructure Technology and Policy)

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Summarizes the results of a report by the National Research Council's Building Research Board's Committee on Infrastructure. The research focuses on three communities in Phoenix, Arizona; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Boston, Massachusetts; and their solutions to infrastructure problems. Discusses infrastructure services, evolving technologies, recycling, waste management, water resources, public transport, and principles for action on infrastructure. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Albert A. Grant and Andrew C. Lemer, Editors; Committee on Infrastructure, National Research Council

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This report is one of a series issued under the Building Research Board's strategic program on physical infrastructure. As a unit of the National Research Council, the Building Research Board has embarked on this strategic program to address problems of infrastructure policy and opportunities for new infrastructure technology. The program is designed to bring together expertise from many fields and decision-makers from all levels of government and the private sector.

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