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How Infrastructure Works

How Infrastructure Works is a wonderful book that looks deeply at the function, development and future of infrastructure. It might seem like a nerdy topic, but Deb Chachra writes that infrastructure is so much more than pipes and cables, dams and bridges. Infrastructure is how we care for each other. Continue reading

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Water Always Wins

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of both flooding and drought all over the world. Erica Gies thinks our modern obsession with controlling water has made things worse. In her book Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age … Continue reading

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