Perspectives on Urban Infrastructure.

Perspectives on Urban Infrastructure.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Staff, National Research Council
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, 1984.
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Infrastructure (Economics) > United States > Congresses.
Urban policy > United States > Congresses.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Urban policy
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Perspectives on Urban Infrastructure
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Evolution of the Urban Infrastructure in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
  • INTRODUCTION
  • URBAN NETWORKS AND WALKING CITIES: A PERIOD OF FOUNDATIONS, 1790â€?1855
  • The Development of Urban Infrastructure
  • Financing Infrastructure in the Walking City
  • Engineers and Urban Technology
  • Conclusion
  • CONSTRUCTING THE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CENTRAL CITIES, 1855â€?1910
  • Introduction
  • Municipal Provision of Infrastructure
  • Institutional and Political Changes in Infrastructure Supply and DistributionFinancing Infrastructure
  • Engineering and Science Development
  • THE DOMINATION OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE FEDERAL ROLE, 1910â€?1956
  • The Automobile Revolution, 1910â€?1930
  • The New Deal
  • Professional Developments
  • The Postwar Period
  • THE RISE OF THE OUTER CITY AND RECENT TRENDS INFLUENCING URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE, 1956â€?1982
  • Changing Fiscal Trends
  • The Environmental Movement
  • Mass Transit
  • Alternative Systems
  • CONCLUSION
  • AFTERWORD
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTSBibliography
  • DISCUSSION
  • Randy Hamilton
  • Wilfred Owen
  • Abel Wolman
  • SUMMARY
  • 2 Assessing Infrastructure Needs: The State of the Art
  • INTRODUCTION
  • The Infrastructure Problem
  • National Needs
  • The Challenge Ahead
  • DEFINING NEEDS
  • Needs Versus Desirable Improvements
  • The Needs Assessment Process
  • The Role of Standards
  • Summary
  • THE CONDITION ASSESSMENT PROCESS
  • Defining Conditions
  • Condition Assessment Measures
  • The National Bridge Inspection Program
  • The New York City Water Distribution SystemTHE INVESTMENT DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
  • Estimating Investment Requirements
  • A Framework for Investment Decisions
  • The EPA Needs Survey
  • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation's Approach to Investment Programming
  • SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  • Needs Assessment Issues
  • The Limited Use of Traditional Needs Surveys
  • The Importance of Technically Sound Condition Information to Effective Infrastructure Management
  • The Importance of the Investment Decision-Making Process
  • Research Agenda
  • Bibliography
  • DISCUSSIONHarry Hatry
  • Kurt W. Bauer
  • SUMMARY
  • Preparation of Inventories and Needs Analyses
  • National Versus Local-Level Data
  • Interim Assessments
  • Data Available for Needs Assessments
  • The Quality of Engineering Knowledge
  • 3 Financing the Nation's Infrastructure Requirements
  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING SYSTEM: HAS IT FAILED?
  • CAPITAL FINANCING INSTITUTIONS: ARE THEY AT FAULT?
  • Federal Aid
  • Long-Term Borrowing
  • Insulating Infrastructure From General Budget Competition

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