infrastructure (economics)

Explains what capital resources are and how they are important to the economy.

With the infrastructure of America crumbling, the author, renowned engineer and historian Henry Petroski, takes a serious look at US roads and bridges. Highlights the necessity of maintaining our roads and bridges and calls citizens to take action to demand the government repair and maintain these infrastructures. Includes charts and photographs.

Text and illustrations introduce young readers to capital resources and the economy, discussing goods and services and more.

Presents viewpoints about transportation infrastructure that is selected from a wide range of highly respected sources and publications.

Every day, millions of people across the United States drive on public roads, purchase goods shipped to stores on trains, and take flight across the country. They have access to water at the turn of a handle and electricity at the flip of a switch. These conveniences all come as the result of the nation's vast and highly developed infrastructure.

Explores the vast array of interconnected systems that work together to run a city, taking care of the citizens' most basic needs and providing the building blocks of urban life.

Explores the vast array of interconnected systems that work together to run a city, taking care of the citizens' most basic needs and providing the building blocks of urban life.

Introduces a discussion on America's infrastructure from a variety of perspectives, and details an overview of standards in the twenty-first century, areas of deficiency, and suggestions to improve things.