PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD: A Call for Federal Investment in Natural Infrastructure for the 21st Century

Our nation's built infrastructure—our water supply and wastewater treatment systems, roads and bridges, railroads, and energy production and delivery systems—needs repair and modernization. At the same time, our natural infrastructure—our forests, prairies, wetlands, streams, rivers, estuaries,...

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Published inEnvironmental practice Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 260 - 261
Main Authors Hey, Donald L., Vaughn, Christopher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.09.2010
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Climate change
Energy conservation
Estuaries
Flood damage
Global warming
Hypoxia
Infrastructure
Modernization
Prairies
Repair & maintenance
Wastewater treatment
Water quality
Water supply
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Summary:Our nation's built infrastructure—our water supply and wastewater treatment systems, roads and bridges, railroads, and energy production and delivery systems—needs repair and modernization. At the same time, our natural infrastructure—our forests, prairies, wetlands, streams, rivers, estuaries, and shorelines—are in even greater need of repair. Once restored, these natural infrastructures and ecosystems can address pressing national problems: the need to conserve energy, improve water quality and reduce coastal hypoxia, decrease flood damage, and address global warming.
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ISSN:1466-0466
1466-0474
DOI:10.1017/S1466046610000281