Table of Contents
- Ancient Infrastructure
- Early American Infrastructure
- The Modern Era
- Bridges | Busted & Rusted
- Aging Dams & Climate Change | A Disastrous Combo
- Drinking Water | Our H20 Problem
- Energy | Empowering the Energy System
- Roads | Rome Built to Last. So Can We.
- Schools | Campus Catastrophes
- Transit | Best Intentions Derailed
- Space | Why Space Tech Needs to Take Off
- Cyber Infrastructure | Invisible War Lords
- Environmental Infrastructure | Future-Forward Infrastructure
- Sports Arenas | Whose Dime Is It Anyway?
- Aviation | Terminal Rehab and Restructure
- Hazardous Waste | Legacy Pollutants
- Levees | Let History be thy Guide
- Taming Nature | Inland Waterways and the Lifeblood of Commerce
- Public Parks | Our Partnership with the Planet
- Rails | Positive Train Control – That’s the Ticket
- Ports in Peril
- Solid Waste | Fight Dirty
- Wastewater | The Monster Beneath
- Economic Impact
- Economic Impact | Social Values of Impact Projects
- Possible Scenarios | America 2050
- A Modern New Deal
- Building for the Ages | Balancing Infrastructure & Conservation
- Green Infrastructure | Networks of Resilience
- The Future of Healthy Buildings and the Health Impact of Built Environments
- Leadership | The Sturdy States of America
- Infrastronger | Why Act Now?
- Infrastructure For The Next Era | Building an Era
- Visionaries | New Foundations
- Texas Leading the Nation
About the Author
Foreword
Introduction
Part I: Brief History of Infrastructure
Part II: Cheap, Fast, and Broken
Part III: Infrastructure Solutions
Conclusion
Afterword