Infrastructure


The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future
The Works: Anatomy of a City
Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space
Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape
The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade
Underground: An Illustrated Journey Through City Infrastructure and How Systems Work for Kids (Ages 8-12)
How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life
Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us
Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time
The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914
As a student, I dreamed of a nation without roadblocks. I didn’t realize that 10 years after, I’d be part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Build, Build, Build team. And since July 2016, according to Secretary Mark Villar, DPWH has completed 29,264 kilometers of roads, and 5,950 bridges.
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual

Pete Buttigieg
Infrastructure is the foundation that makes it possible for Americans to thrive and live lives of their choosing.
Pete Buttigieg

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Readings of interest to nerds for critical systems and the built environment
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