December 2011
Intermediate to advanced
453 pages
18h 33m
English
book
Introduction to Infrastructure: An Introduction to Civil and Environmental Engineering
by Michael R. Penn, Philip J. Parker
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Chapter Five
Environmental and Energy Infrastructure
Chapter Outline
- Introduction
- Energy (ASCE 2009 Grade: D+)
- Drinking Water (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-)
- Wastewater (ASCE 2009 Grade: D-)
- Stormwater
- Parks and Recreation (ASCE 2009 Grade: C-)
- Solid Waste (ASCE 2009 Grade: C+)
- Hazardous Waste (ASCE 2009 Grade: D)
- Outro
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
- List the main subsectors and components of the environmental and energy infrastructure.
- Explain the function of each infrastructure sector.
- Identify components related to environmental and energy infrastructure.
- Explain the function of components related to environmental and energy infrastructure.
- List some of the important design parameters for components related to environmental and energy infrastructure.
- Describe some of the fundamental relationships between environmental and energy infrastructure and other infrastructure sectors, subsectors, and components.
Introduction
The environmental infrastructure exists to protect the environment from the impacts of other infrastructure components and to provide clean drinking water and recreational areas. It is linked to the energy infrastructure in many ways; for example, the extraction and use of energy creates many environmental impacts. Moreover, the accumulation of greenhouse gases is inextricably linked to the energy use.
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