In our own backyard : principles for effective improvement of the nation's infrastructure / / Committee on Infrastructure, Building Research Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: ix, 117 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 363/.0973
• Soggetto topico: Public works - United States; Infrastructure (Economics) - United States
• Altri autori: GrantAlbert A LemerAndrew C
• Note generali: "Albert A. Grant, Andrew C. Lemer, editors."; Committee chairman: Albert A. Grant.; Support provided by the Department of the Army, Federal Highway Administration and the National Science Foundation.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: In our own backyard
• ISBN: 1-280-21118-0; 9786610211180; 0-309-59838-9; 0-585-15525-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826070103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in infrastructure technology and policy.