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In Our Own Backyard : Principles for Effective Improvement of the Nation's Infrastructure.
Title:
In Our Own Backyard : Principles for Effective Improvement of the Nation's Infrastructure.
Author:
Staff, National Research Council.
ISBN:
9780309598385
Physical Description:
1 online resource (128 pages)
Contents:
IN OUR OWN BACKYARD -- Copyright -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- A NEED FOR CHANGE -- BUILDING ON EXPERIENCE -- PRINCIPLES FOR SEEKING "WIN-WIN" OUTCOMES -- Principle 1: Geography Matters -- Principle 2: The Paradigm is Broadening -- Principle 3: Value the "Public" in Public Works -- STARTING IN OUR OWN BACKYARD -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- WHAT THE REPORT CONTAINS -- THINKING BROADLY, OBSERVING LOCALLY -- REFERENCES -- 2 THINKING BROADLY ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE -- INFRASTRUCTURE'S MANY SERVICES -- PUBLIC WORKS AND PRIVATE -- EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES -- INSTITUTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE -- REFERENCES -- 3 OBSERVING LOCALLY -- THE COLLOQUIA SERIES -- PHOENIX, ARIZONA -- Background -- Asphalt Pavement Using Recycled Rubber Tires and Other Design Features -- Papago Freeway and Margaret Hance Park -- Squaw Peak Parkway and Thomas Road Overpass -- 27th Avenue Solid Waste Management Facility -- Water Resources and Canals -- Grass-Roots Initiative and Sunnyslope Village -- How Representative Is the Phoenix Experience? -- Extracting More General Principles -- CINCINNATI, OHIO -- Background -- The Stormwater Management Utility -- The Infrastructure Commission -- The Infrastructure Improvement Program -- How Representative is the Cincinnati Experience? -- Extracting More General Principles -- BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- Background -- Public Transport, Public Involvement, and the Southwest Corridor -- Building the Central Artery/Third Harbor Tunnel -- Massachusetts Water Resource Authority "Turning the Tide on Pollution" -- How Representative is the Boston Experience? -- Extracting More General Principles -- REFERENCES -- 4 PRINCIPLES FOR ACTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE -- THREE KEY PRINCIPLES FOR ACTION -- Principle 1: Geography Matters -- Principle 2: The Paradigm is Broadening -- Principle 3: Value The "Public" in Public Works -- TOWARD NATIONAL POLICY AND BEYOND.

REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND STAFF COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- BRB/CETS LIAISON -- BRB STAFF -- APPENDIX B THE BRB/CETS/NRC STRATEGIC PROGRAM IN INFRASTRUCTURE -- THE ACADEMY'S STRATEGIC PROGRAM -- SCOPE OF THE PRESENT STUDY -- OTHER STUDIES -- THE PROGRAM'S FUTURE -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX C STUDY PARTICIPANTS.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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