public works

"A guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast"--Provided by publisher.

Contains hundreds of accurate line drawings depicting the growing buildings and infrastructure of Manhattan as it transformed from a small Dutch outpost to a commercial, financial, and cultural metropolis. Illustrates the techniques used to construct dozens of skyscrapers, subways, and bridges.

Explains with the infrastructure of America, including its water, public transportation, roads and bridges, schools, hospitals, and waterways, is at a crisis point at the start of the twenty-first century and discusses what would happen if the infrastructure fails and what can be done to stabilize it.

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

Describes the construction of the early houses and the later development of structural steel buildings including today's latest developments in poured concrete.

Students will experience a deep but accessible dive into this world, exploring the steps taken by FDR to help the U.S. recover from the Great Depression to improve America's infrastructure and the latest steps being taken in the face of the new recession.

Examines the development of the government work programs of the Great Depression era, including the Works Progress Administration, and Federal Emergency Relief Administration, and the Civil Works Administration; discusses their successes and failures; and considers the lessons learned from such programs.

Describes the subways, tunnels, steam pipes, sewers, gas pipes, and rest of the mysterious life beneath the sidewalks of New York.

Describes the construction of the early houses and the later development of structural steel buildings including today's latest developments in poured concrete.