U.S. infrastructure / edited by Paul McCaffrey.
| Other author | McCaffrey, Paul, 1977- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Ipswich, Mass. : H.W. Wilson Co., 2011. |
| Description | ix, 201 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | US infrastructure |
| Variant title | United States infrastructure |
| Series | The reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 4 Reference shelf ; v. 83, no. 4. ^A22339 |
| Contents | Breached levees, fallen bridges: is American infrastructure in crisis?. The real infrastructure crisis / Burt Solomon ; Reverse gears: a new reality for public works? / John McCarron ; Look out below! America's infrastructure is crumbling / Eric Kelderman ; American collapse / Sarah Williams Goldhagen ; Infrastructure investment and U.S. competitiveness / Jonathan Masters ; Rebuilding America special report: how to fix American infrastructure / Erik Sofge ; A new bank to save our infrastructure / Felix G. Rohatyn, Everett Ehrlich -- Highways, byways, and railways: transportation infrastructure. Transportation infrastructure: excerpted from America on the move ; Transportation infrastructure: moving America / Robert McMahon ; Failing U.S. transportation system will imperil prosperity, report finds / Ashley Halsey III ; Cars, highways, and the poor / Yonah Freemark ; The U.S. must invest in infrastructure / Mark Laluan ; Clogged arteries / Bruce Katz, Robert Puentes ; King of the road / Alex Marshall ; Shifting gears: breaking our addiction to cars / David Carroll Cochran -- |
| Contents | The train debate: can rail revolutionize American transport?. Bullet trains for America? / Mark Reutter ; All aboard? Bullet trains may be sidetracked, but not commuter rail / Peter A. Harkness ; Leaping into light rail: cities in the south and west are writing a new chapter in the history of transit / Zach Patton ; Accelerating Amtrak: will superfast train service in the northeast ever happen? / Alex Marshall ; Money train / Philip Klein -- The grid: power and communications networks. The 21st century grid: can we fix the infrastructure that powers our lives? / Joel Achenbach ; Problems facing our energy infrastructure / Ben Prawdzik ; Are you afraid of the dark? / Jared Wade ; Electric intelligence: establishing a smart grid requires regulatory reform, not subsidies / Lynne Kiesling ; Wiring the revolution / Thomas K. Grose -- From taps to toilets: waterworks. At the breaking point / Robert Barkin ; Blue technology can quench America's thirst / Laura Shenkar ; Not just a "water problem" / Jeff Gunderson ; Water at the crossroads / Jennifer Grzeskowiak ; Add water systems to U.S. infrastructure challenges, says Infrastructure 2010: an investment imperative / Urban Land Institute (ULI). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011022398 |
| ISBN | 9780824211080 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0824211081 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HC110.C3 U215 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |