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Cities and Their Vital Systems : Infrastructure Past, Present, and Future
Overview
Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.
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- ISBN-13: 9780309037860
- ISBN-10: 0309037867
- Publisher: National Academies Press
- Publish Date: February 1988
- Dimensions: 9.01 x 6.01 x 0.81 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.35 pounds
- Page Count: 368
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