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Sybil Derrible

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Born

in Saint Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Website

https://sybilderrible.com/

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Science, Nonfiction, Fiction

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October 2024

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Sybil Derrible is Professor of Urban Engineering and Director of the Complex and Sustainable Urban Networks (CSUN) Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). He is a world-renowned scholar on infrastructure and Lead Author of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) report.

He is the recipient of a US National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award and a Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). He was also an invited participant to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Grainger Foundations Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in 2023. Since 2019, he has been recognized in the top 2% researchers in his field for career ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 78 ratings · 27 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives 4.04 avg rating — 74 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Urban Engineering for Sustainability it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Urban Infrastructure: Reflections for 2100 by Sybil Derrible (Goodreads Author), Mikhail Chester 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metro Network Designs: Characteristics, Complexity, and impact on Ridership 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Geotechnics, Civil Engineering Works and Structures (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 54) by Cuong Ha-Minh (Editor), Dong Van Dao (Editor), Farid Benboudjema (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Here it is—my book! I can't promise you'll love the style, but I promise you'll learn something new. I poured my heart and soul into it. As you notice the infrastructure around you or hear about it in the media, you might be interested to learn how w ...more
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Sybil Derrible and 1 other person liked Sara's review of The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives: "This was a fascinating overview of the infrastructure that silently keeps a city running. I enjoyed learning about different systems for obtaining energy, transferring information, and controlling waste and water runoff. The book is short and easy to" Read more of this review »
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Poems, essays, art, photography, games, short stories... just a fun read about the future of infrastructure from forty world experts. I contribute a short story about a kid in Saint Pierre and Miquelon on July 14th, 2100.
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Anyone teaching an upper-level undergraduate or graduate class that involves multiple infrastructure systems (electricity, water, transport, building, solid waste) should consider this textbook. I use it in my class and regularly share my quizzes, as ...more
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This book made me realize that writing could (and should) be fun. It does not have to be good versus bad writing. I read the original version in French. The people who translated the book have my admiration. It could not have been easy.
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