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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:

  1. List the main subsectors and components of the environmental and energy infrastructure.
  2. Explain the function of each infrastructure sector.
  3. Identify components related to environmental and energy infrastructure.
  4. Explain the function of components related to environmental and energy infrastructure.
  5. List some of the important design parameters for components related to environmental and energy infrastructure.
  6. 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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