Cities and Their Vital Systems: Infrastructure past, Present and Future - National Academy of Engineering Staf - Paperback

Cities and Their Vital Systemsasks 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.National Academy of Engineering Staff is the author of 'Cities and Their Vital Systems: Infrastructure past, Present and Future - National Academy of Engineering Staf - Paperback' with ISBN 9780309037860 and ISBN 0309037867.