The 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis-St. Paul quickly became
symbolic of the debilitated interstate highway system, and of what
many critics see as America's disinvestment in its infrastructure.
The extreme vulnerability of single-purpose, ageing infrastructure
was highlighted once again when Hurricane Sandy churned its way
across the northeast United States. Inundating New York City's
vital arteries, floodwaters overwhelmed tunnels and sewers; closed
bridges; shut down mass transit; curtailed gas supplies; and
destroyed streets, buildings, and whole neighbourhoods. Next
Generation Infrastructure takes a critical but ultimately hopeful
look at how our infrastructure networks can be made more efficient,
less environmentally damaging, and more resilient. Brown argues
that, if we're to chart a course for global sustainability, we must
begin to design, regulate, and finance infrastructure that
decouples carbon-intensive and ecologically harmful technologies
from critical infrastructure systems, namely the essential systems
for contemporary society: water, wastewater, power, solid waste,
transportation, and communication. The book highlights hopeful
examples from around the world, ranging from the Mount Poso
cogeneration plant in California to urban rainwater harvesting in
Seoul, South Korea, to the multi-purpose Marina Barrage project in
Singapore. Brown encourages us to envision infrastructure within a
larger economic, environmental, and social context, and to share
resources across systems, reducing costs and extending benefits.
This is a must read for professionals and students interested in a
more resilient urban future including urban designers, architects,
urban planners, urban policymakers, landscape architects, and
engineers.
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