Infrastructure Books

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The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future The Grid: The Fraying Wires Between Americans and Our Energy Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,588 ratings — published 2016
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The Works: Anatomy of a City The Works: Anatomy of a City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.10 — 1,558 ratings — published 2005
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Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape Infrastructure: The Book of Everything for the Industrial Landscape (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.47 — 382 ratings — published 2005
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Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space Extrastatecraft: The Power of Infrastructure Space (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.70 — 397 ratings — published 2014
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Underground Underground (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.20 — 613 ratings — published 1976
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.03 — 7,462 ratings — published 2020
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The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade The Deadly Life of Logistics: Mapping Violence in Global Trade (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.01 — 79 ratings — published 2014
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.52 — 28,198 ratings — published 1974
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Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life Divided Highways: Building the Interstate Highways, Transforming American Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.75 — 260 ratings — published 1997
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Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do and What It Says About Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.72 — 8,164 ratings — published 2008
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Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,823 ratings — published
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,544 ratings — published 2012
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The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.22 — 22,717 ratings — published 1977
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Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside Shipping, the Invisible Industry That Puts Clothes on Your Back, Gas in Your Car, and Food on Your Plate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,415 ratings — published 2013
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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.86 — 6,831 ratings — published 2006
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Kubernetes in Action Kubernetes in Action (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.59 — 673 ratings — published
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On the Grid: A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work On the Grid: A Plot of Land, an Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.77 — 329 ratings — published 2010
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How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.64 — 888 ratings — published
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Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet Crossings: How Road Ecology Is Shaping the Future of Our Planet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.43 — 3,511 ratings — published 2023
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.19 — 4,968 ratings — published 2023
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The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.17 — 5,688 ratings — published 2020
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An Underground Guide to Sewers: or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c. (Mit Press) An Underground Guide to Sewers: or: Down, Through and Out in Paris, London, New York, &c. (Mit Press)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.80 — 109 ratings — published 2019
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Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition Megaprojects and Risk: An Anatomy of Ambition (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.56 — 118 ratings — published 2003
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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.28 — 11,805 ratings — published 1986
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The Undersea Network (Sign, Storage, Transmission) The Undersea Network (Sign, Storage, Transmission)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.83 — 153 ratings — published 2015
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.25 — 18,400 ratings — published 1972
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Terraform: Up and Running: Writing Infrastructure as Code Terraform: Up and Running: Writing Infrastructure as Code (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.25 — 980 ratings — published
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Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers) Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software (Pragmatic Programmers)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.25 — 3,240 ratings — published 2007
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The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World The Grid: A Journey Through the Heart of Our Electrified World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.45 — 168 ratings — published 2006
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How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They're Built (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.34 — 1,856 ratings — published 1994
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The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,886 ratings — published 2011
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Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.16 — 859 ratings — published 1971
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Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.51 — 3,884 ratings — published 2012
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The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been The Lost Subways of North America: A Cartographic Guide to the Past, Present, and What Might Have Been (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.14 — 298 ratings — published
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Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation Road to Nowhere: What Silicon Valley Gets Wrong about the Future of Transportation (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.18 — 615 ratings — published
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Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town Confessions of a Recovering Engineer: Transportation for a Strong Town (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,458 ratings — published 2021
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Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.98 — 256 ratings — published 2020
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Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.98 — 126 ratings — published 2021
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The Way to Go: Moving by Sea, Land, and Air The Way to Go: Moving by Sea, Land, and Air (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.06 — 109 ratings — published 2014
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Infrastructure as Code: Managing Servers in the Cloud Infrastructure as Code: Managing Servers in the Cloud (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.15 — 415 ratings — published 2015
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Powering Empire: How Coal Made the Middle East and Sparked Global Carbonization Powering Empire: How Coal Made the Middle East and Sparked Global Carbonization (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.70 — 10 ratings — published
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Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.13 — 947 ratings — published
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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.14 — 5,139 ratings — published 2011
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Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Softshell Books) Networks of Power: Electrification in Western Society, 1880-1930 (Softshell Books)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.86 — 43 ratings — published 1983
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Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 4.08 — 152 ratings — published 2016
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Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.78 — 870 ratings — published 2016
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The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.44 — 524 ratings — published 2016
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Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as infrastructure)
avg rating 3.71 — 5,521 ratings — published 2015
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“This is the first time in Philippine history that expressways operated by different concessionaires — as in this case, San Miguel Corporation and Metro Pacific — will interconnect.
And who are the biggest victors of this arrangement? The Filipino people.”
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual

Naomi Klein
“The American Society of Civil Engineers said in 2007 that the U.S. had fallen so far behind in maintaining its public infrastructure -- roads, bridges, schools, dams -- that it would take more than a trillion and half dollars over five years to bring it back up to standard. Instead, these types of expenditures are being cut back. At the same time, public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy to imagine a future in which growing numbers of cities have their frail and long-neglected infrastructures knocked out by disasters and then are left to rot, their core services never repaired or rehabilitated. The well-off, meanwhile, will withdraw into gated communities, their needs met by privatized providers. ”
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

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