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jamesdavid's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.5
If you have never before considered built infrastructure, start here. This is the right way to approach it.
petrichoralist's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
ssweeny's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I thought this one started off a bit slow and anecdote-heavy which is a complaint I've had about several recent nonfiction books I've read. Fortunately this time those anecdotes were just laying the emotional groundwork for a treatise on how our (humans in general, but particularly humans in wealthier countries) lives are only possible as we know them because of big investments in infrastructure made decades ago.
I appreciated the author's emphasis on needing not just to invest in maintenance of what we have but a hopeful tone about what's possible if we rethink our tendency toward large centralized structures and consider smaller, more localized solutions that can be combined (like a series of smart micro-grids for power that use wind in windy areas or solar in sunny areas but also use storage and interconnects to let those solutions complement and supplement each other).
Definitely worth a read and and doesn't require a STEM background to appreciate.
I appreciated the author's emphasis on needing not just to invest in maintenance of what we have but a hopeful tone about what's possible if we rethink our tendency toward large centralized structures and consider smaller, more localized solutions that can be combined (like a series of smart micro-grids for power that use wind in windy areas or solar in sunny areas but also use storage and interconnects to let those solutions complement and supplement each other).
Definitely worth a read and and doesn't require a STEM background to appreciate.
pomo's review against another edition
Too repetitive nothing substantial but complaining about privileges
caffeineuro's review against another edition
hopeful
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inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0