Civil Engineering:
Public Works/Infrastructure
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Much has been heard in recent years about the neglect and consequent
deterioration of the nation's public infrastructure--the publicly
financed structures and facilities that support essential functions
such as transportation (land, water, and air), water supply and
water and wastewater treatment, and waste disposal. This guide
furnishes a review of the literature in the collections of the
Library of Congress that deals with public infrastructure, its
history and development and proposals for its maintenance and
improvement, including transfer of some facilities to the private
sector. Not intended as a comprehensive bibliography, this guide
is designed--as the name of the series implies--to put the reader
"on target."
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Choate, Pat, and Susan Walter. America in ruins:
the decaying infrastructure. Durham, N.C., Duke Press Paperbacks,
1983, c1981. 101 p.
HD3887.C47 1983
Reprint of the 1981 ed., published by the Council
of State Planning Agencies, Washington.
Bibliography: p. 91-97.
Cities and their vital systems: infrastructure past,
present, and future. Jesse H. Ausubel and Robert Herman, editors.
National Academy of Engineering. Washington, National Academy
Press, 1988. 357 p.
HT371.C585 1988 and PB89-203376 <SciRR>
Includes bibliographies.
National Council on Public Works Improvement (U.S.).
Fragile foundations: a report on America's public works: final
report to the President and the Congress. National Council on
Public Works Improvement. Washington, The Council; U.S. Govt.
Print. Off., 1988. 226 p.
HD3885.N33 1988
Bibliography: p. 205-208.
Civil Engineering vertical file <SciRR>
Rebuilding the foundations: a special report on
state and local public works financing and management. Washington,
Congress of the U.S., Office of Technology Assessment; U.S. Govt.
Print. Off., 1990. 125 p.
HD3885.R45 1990
OTA-SET-447
Includes bibliographical references
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Subject headings used by the Library of Congress,
under which books on public works/infrastructure can be located
in most card, book, and online catalogs, include the following:
INFRASTRUCTURE (ECONOMICS) (Highly relevant)
PUBLIC WORKS (Highly relevant)
MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING (Relevant)
BRIDGES (Related)
CITIES AND TOWNS (Related)
CITY PLANNING (Related)
CIVIL ENGINEERING (Related)
DAMS (Related)
FEDERAL-CITY RELATIONS (Related)
FERRIES (Related)
HARBORS (Related)
HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION (Related)
INTERGOVERNMENTAL FISCAL RELATIONS (Related)
LOCAL TRANSIT (Related)
METROPOLITAN FINANCE (Related)
MUNICIPAL SERVICES (Related)
MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY (Related)
PRIVATIZATION (Related)
ROADS (Related)
SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANTS (Related)
SEWERAGE (Related)
TELEPHONE LINES (Related)
TERMINALS (TRANSPORTATION) (Related)
TRANSPORTATION AND STATE (Related)
UNDERGROUND UTILITY LINES (Related)
URBAN TRANSPORTATION (Related)
URBAN TRANSPORTATION POLICY (Related)
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS (Related)
WATERWAYS (Related)
MUNICIPAL FINANCE (More general)
PUBLIC UTILITIES (More general)
URBAN POLICY (More general)
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American Public Works Association. History of public
works in the United States, 1776-1976. Editor, Ellis L. Armstrong;
associate editors, Michael C. Robinson, Suellen M. Hoy. Chicago,
The Association, c1976. 736 p.
HD3885.A63 1976 <SciRR>
Includes bibliographies.
Grigg, Neil S. Infrastructure engineering and management.
New York, Wiley, c1988. 380 p.
TD159.3.G75 1988
Includes bibliographies.
Hatry, Harry P., and George E. Peterson. Guides to
managing urban capital, a summary. Washington, Urban Institute Press,
1984. 13 p. (Guides to managing urban capital, v. 1)
HD3887.G85 1984
Rainer, George. Understanding infrastructure: a guide
for architects and planners. New York, Wiley, c1990. 278 p.
HC110.C3R25 1990 <SciRR>
Includes bibliographical references.
Schodek, Daniel L. Landmarks in American civil engineering.
Cambridge, Mass., MIT Press, c1987. 383 p.
TA23.S36 1987 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 371-378.
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Hatry, Harry P., Annie P. Millar, and James H. Evans.
Guide to setting priorities for capital investment. Washington,
Urban Institute Press, 1985. 76 p. (Guides to managing urban capital,
v. 5)
HJ9147.H38 1985
Hatry, Harry P., and Bruce G. Steinthal. Guide to
selecting maintenance strategies for capital facilities. Washington,
Urban Institute Press, 1984. 81 p. (Guides to managing urban capital,
v. 4)
TA23.H3 1984
Includes bibliographical references.
Jackson, Donald C. Great American bridges and dams.
Washington, Preservation Press, c1988. 357 p.
TG23.J33 1988 <SciRR>
Bibliography: p. 332-335.
Ladd, Helen F., and John Yinger. America's ailing
cities: fiscal health and the design of urban policy. Baltimore,
Johns Hopkins University Press, c1989. 334 p.
HJ9145.L32 1989
Bibliography: p. 315-323.
Land development. Washington, National Association
of Home Builders, c1987. 344 p.
TD163.L36 1987
Includes bibliographies.
Pannell, J. P. M. An illustrated history of civil
engineering. New York, F. Ungar Pub. Co, 1965, c1964. 376 p.
TA15.P35 1965 <SciRR>
Later ed. published in 1977 under title Man the
builder.
Bibliography: p. 369.
Perspectives on urban infrastructure. Royce Hanson,
editor. Washington, National Academy Press, 1984. 216 p.
HC110.C3P47 1984
Papers and discussions from a Symposium on the
Adequacy and Maintenance of Urban Public Facilities, held by the
National Research Council, at Airlie House, Warrenton, Va., Feb.
25-26, 1983.
Includes bibliographies.
Plowden, David. Bridges: the spans of North America.
New York, Norton, 1984, c1974. 328 p.
TG22.P55 1984 <SciRR>
Reprint of the 1974 ed. published by Viking Press,
New York.
Bibliography: p. 323.
Project infrastructure development handbook. Washington,
Urban Land Institute, 1989. 175 p.
HC110.C3P79 1989
"Sponsored by the members of the Development
Infrastructure and Services Council of ULI--the Urban Land Institute."
Includes bibliographical references.
Standard plans for public works construction. Promulgated
by American Public Works Association, Southern California Chapter,
Associated General Contractors of California, Southern California
Districts, Joint Cooperative Committee. 1985 ed. Los Angeles, Building
News, 1985, c1984. 1 v. (various pagings)
TA23.S87 1985
Technology and the rise of the networked city in Europe
and America. Edited by Joel A. Tarr and Gabriel Dupuy. Philadelphia,
Temple University Press, c1988. 339 p.
HC240.9.C3T43 1988
A selection of essays presented at a conference
which [was] originally published in French in Les Annales de
la recherche urbaine, nos. 23-24, July-Dec. 1984.
Includes bibliographies
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Building prosperity: financing public infrastructure
for economic development. Washington, Government Finance Research
Center of the Municipal Finance Officers Association, 1983 (1985
printing). 129 p.
HC110.C3B78 1985
Bibliography: p. 87-115.
Fitzgerald, Randall. When government goes private:
successful alternatives to public services. New York, Universe Books,
1988. 330 p.
HD3888.F43 1988
Bibliography: p. 300-316.
Financing public physical infrastructure. Washington,
Advisory Commission on Inter-governmental Relations, 1984. 51 p.
HC110.C3F465 1984
Bibliography: p. 49-51.
Grigg, Neil S. Urban water infrastructure: planning,
management, and operation. New York, Wiley, c1986. 328 p.
HD4456.G75 1986
Includes bibliographies.
Hackett, Judith C., and others. Managing rural infrastructure:
state assistance to small and rural governments for public works.
Lexington, Ky., Council of State Governments, State Government Research
Institute, Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, c1986.
36 p.
HD3888.H27 1986
Bibliography: p. 34-36.
Pammer, William J. Managing fiscal strain in major
American cities: understanding retrenchment in the public sector.
New York, Greenwood Press, 1990. 133 p. (Contributions in political
science, no. 247)
HJ9145.P35 1990
Bibliography: p. 121-130.
Privatization: a sourcebook: reports, surveys, and
other selected materials of trends, development, programs. Edited
by John Sherrod. Detroit, Omnigraphics, 1989. 452 p.
HD3888.P746 1989
Bibliography: p. 341-452.
Privatization and state-owned enterprises: lessons
from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Edited by Paul
W. MacAvoy and others. Boston, Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1989.
360 p.
HD3888.P77 1989
"Published in cooperation with the Bradley
Policy Research Center, William E. Simon Graduate School of Business
Administration, University of Rochester, New York."
Bibliography: p. 341-360.
Ross, Randy L. Government and the private sector:
who should do what? New York, Crane, Russak & Co, 1988. 127
p.
HD3888.R67 1988
Bibliography: p. 105-117.
Vaughan, Roger J. Financing public works in the 1980s.
Washington, Council of State Planning Agencies, c1983. 234 p. (Rebuilding
America, v. 2) HD3885.V36 1983 v. 2
Bibliography: p. 195-219.
Vaughan, Roger J., and Robert Pollard. Planning and
managing public works in the 1980s. Washington, Council of State
Planning Agencies, c1984. 182 p. (Rebuilding America, v. 1)
Bibliography: p. 135-160.
HD3885.V36 1983 v. 1
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Infrastructure for urban growth: proceedings of the
specialty conference. Sponsored by the Urban Planning and Development
and Urban Transportation divisions of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, Holiday Inn-Embarcadero, San Diego, California, June
5-7, 1985. Edited by J. Paul Guyer. New York, The Society, 1985.
201 p.
HC110.C3I54 1985
Includes bibliographical references.
International Conference on Underground Infrastructure
Research, 1st, 1988, Washington, D.C. First International Conference
on Underground Infrastructure Research: proceedings. Water Pollution
Control Federation and others. Denver, American Water Works Association
Research Foundation, c1989. 243 p.
TD168.I57 1988
Includes bibliographical references.
Rebuilding America: infrastructure rehabilitation:
proceedings of the conference sponsored by the Metropolitan Association
of Urban Designers and Environmental Planners (MAUDEP), Sheraton
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California, August 22-24, 1984. Walter
H. Kraft and Mary F. Brown, proceedings coordinators. New York,
American Society of Civil Engineers, c1985. 277 p.
HD3885.R43 1985
Papers presented at the Second National Conference
on Infrastructure Rehabilitation "a National Priority Conference
on Planning, Design, and Implementation."
Includes bibliographies.
Research needs related to the nation's infrastructure:
proceedings of the workshop sponsored by the National Science Foundation
and the American Society of Civil Engineers, Airlie House, Airlie,
Virginia, April 24-26, 1984. New York, ASCE, c1984. 42 p.
TA23.R47 1984
"Water supply and wastewater bibliography":
p. 31-32.
Stretching dollars to strengthen infrastructure: speeches
from a conference. Sponsored by the Eastern Regional Conference
of the Council of State Governments in cooperation with the Southern
Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments, New
York, April 29-30, 1983. Edited by Richard Watson. Lexington, Ky.,
The Council, c1983. 51 p.
HC110.C3S87 1983
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Defining death: a report on the medical, legal
and ethical issues in the determination of death. President's
Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical
and Behavioral Research. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1981.
166 p.
RA405.A3D43 1981
Includes bibliographical references.
United States. President's Commission for the Study
of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
Deciding to forego life-sustaining treatment: a report on the
ethical, medical, and legal issues in treatment decisions. Washington,
President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine
and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
1983. 554 p.
R726.U55 1983
Includes bibliographical references.
----- Implementing human research regulations:
second biennial report on the adequacy and uniformity of federal
rules and policies, and of their implementation for the protection
of human subjects. Washington, President's Commission for the
Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral
Research, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1983. 219 p.
R853.H8U564 1983
Includes bibliographical references.
Continues: Protecting human subjects. 1982-
----- Summing up: final report on studies of the
ethical and legal problems in medicine and biomedical and behavioral
research. Washington, President's Commission for the Study of
Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research,
U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1983. 137 p.
R724.U55 1983a
Includes bibliographical references.
United States. President's Commission for the Study
of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research.
Securing access to health care: a report on the ethical implications
of differences in the availability of health services. Washington,
U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1983. 3 v.
R724.U55 1983
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents: v. 1. Report.--v. 2. Appendices sociocultural
and philosophical studies.-- v. 3. Appendices empirical, legal and
conceptual studies.
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Construction and materials research and development
for the nation's public works. Prepared by the Energy and Materials
Program and the Science, Education, and Transportation Program,
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress. Washington, The
Programs, 1987. 146 p.
TA160.4.C66 1987
Bibliography: p. B1-B4.
Kaplan, Marshall. Hard choices: a report on the increasing
gap between America's infrastructure needs and our ability to pay
for them: a study. Prepared for the use of the Subcommittee on Economic
Goals and Intergovernmental Policy of the Joint Economic Committee,
Congress of the United States. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.,
1984. 230 p. (Senate print, 98-164)
HC110.C3K37 1984 and PB88-122239 <MicRR>
Accompanied by appendixes covering individual
states. At head of title: 98th Congress, 2d session. Joint committee
print.
Includes bibliographical references.
New directions for the nation's public works. Washington,
Congress of the U.S., Congressional Budget Office, U.S. Govt. Print.
Off., 1988. 140 p.
HD3885.N48 1988
Includes bibliographical references.
Private Sector Advisory Panel of Infrastructure Financing
(U.S.). Report of the Private Sector Advisory Panel on Infrastructure
Financing to the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate.
Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1989. 1 v. (various pagings)
(Senate print, 101-23)
HC110.C3P76 1989
At head of title: 101st Congress, 1st session.
Committee print.
"Reprint of a committee print originally
issued in August 1987."
Includes bibliographical references.
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Annual report
FY86 of the Secretary of the Army on civil works activities. Washington,
Dept. of the Army, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1986. 2 v. (various pagings)
TA23.U525a 1986
United States. President's Commission on Privatization.
Privatization: toward more effective government. Report of the President's
Commission on Privatization. David F. Linowes, chairman, and others.
Washington, The Commission, 1988. 278 p.
HD3888.U49 1988a
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Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant
journal articles and other literature are listed below. Note: Consult
reference librarian for location of abstracting and indexing services
in the Science Reading Room Applied Science & Technology Index (1913-
)
Z7913.I7 <SciRR>and CD-ROM
See: Public Works
Current Technology Index (1962- )
Z7913.B7 <SciRR>
See: Public Works
Engineering Index (1884-) Z5851.E62 <SciRR>
See: Infrastructure Public Works
Magazine Index (1980- )
Available in several formats at LC
See: Infrastructure (Economics)
PAIS Bulletin (1915-) Z7163.P9 SSRR
See: Infrastructure (Economics) Public Works
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Journals that often contain articles on public works
and infrastructure can be found include the following:
American City & County |
HT101.A5 |
Civil Engineering |
TA1.C452 |
ENR (Engineering News Record)
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Microfilm 02798 |
Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering
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TA1.A52322 |
Nation's Cities Weekly |
Current issues only in N&CPRR |
Public Works |
TD1.P8 |
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Adair, James H. Materials R&D in the rebuilding
of America's infrastructure. In American Ceramic Society. Bulletin,
v. 69, Jan. 1990: 38-39.
TP785.A63
Barnett, M. J. N. Role of private sector finance.
Journal of professional issues in engineering, v. 115, Jan. 1989:
16-18.
TA1.A52322
Blattner, Robert A., and Todd S. Davis. The ABCs of
SRFs. Civil engineering, v. 60, Dec. 1990: 54-56.
TA1.C452
Edgington, David W. New strategies for technology
development in Japanese cities and regions. Town planning review,
v. 60, Jan. 1989: 1-27.
NA9000.T6
Karaa, Fadi A. Infrastructure maintenance management
system development. Journal of professional issues in engineering,
v. 115, Oct. 1989: 422-432.
TA1.A52322
Nelson, Arthur C., and others. Critical elements of
development impact-fee programs. Journal of urban planning and development,
v. 116: May 1990: 34-47.
NA9000.A5785
Reinhardt, William G. All roads lead to privatization.
ENR, v. 224, March 15, 1990: 28-30.
Microfilm 02798 and N&CPR
Smith, Robert D., and others. Private operation of
water plant pays dividends. Public works, v. 121, Feb. 1990: 52-53.
TD1.P8
Tarricone, Paul. Bridges under surveillance. Civil
engineering, v. 60, May 1990: 48-51.
TA1.C452
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TECHNICAL REPORTS and other types of literature
and indexed in the following guides:
Government Reports Announcements & Index (1946-
)
Z7916.G78 <SciRR>
See: Infrastructures
Public Works
See also key words, e.g. Infrastructure, in NTIS
Title Index on Microfiche (1964- ) Uncatalogued*
Index to Current Urban Documents (1972- )
Z7165.U5I654 MicRR, N&CPRR
See: Infrastructure
Public works
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
(1895- )
Z1223.A18
See: Infrastructure (Economics)
SELECTED TECHNICAL REPORTS sold by the National Technical
Information Service, Springfield, Virginia 22161, include the following:Goodrich, James A., and Francis T. Mayo. Environmental
regulation: its impact on infrastructure decision making. Cincinnati,
Ohio, Environmental Protection Agency, Drinking Water Research Division,
Jan. 1989. 9 p. (EPA/600/D-88/276)
PB88-142640
Impact of federal funding changes on state/local infrastructure
financing resources. (Report to the Congress.) Bethesda, Md., Apogee
Research, Inc., July 1989. 108 p.
PB90-171703 <MicRR>
Infrastructure for the 21st century: framework for
a research agenda. Washington, National Research Council, Committee
on Infrastructure Innovation, 1987. 102 p.
PB88-138219 <MicRR>
Perspectives on urban infrastructure. Royce Hanson,
editor. Washington, National Research Council, Committee on National
Urban Policy, 1984. 223 p.
PB88-225586 <MicRR>
World Bank glossary: glossary of urban infrastructure
maintenance. Glossaire de l'entretien de l'infrastructure urbaine.
Glosario de mantenimiento de la infrastructura urbana. Washington,
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 1987. 47
p.
PB88-208558 <MicRR>
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Selected materials available in the Science Reading
Room pamphlet boxes include the following:
Anthony, Beryl. Putting America on a solid foundation. American
city & county, v. 104, Oct. 1989: 10.
Armstrong, Ellis L. America's highway program. Journal of professional
issues in engineering, v. 114, Apr. 1988: 125-134.
Bates, Marcia H., and Stephen P. Shelton. Environmental engineering
infrastructure: problems and needs. Journal of professional issues
in engineering, v. 115, Jan. 1989: 19-28.
Grizzle, Charles L. Financing environmental infrastructure: a
national challenge. Municipal finance journal, v. 10, fall 1989:
231-239.
Hersch, Paul. Encouraging signs. Water engineering & management,
v. 137, Apr. 1990: 18.
Knack, Ruth Eckdish. America in ruins? Not quite. Planning, v.
54, Feb. 1988: 9-14.
Moore, W. John. The bridge is out. National journal, v. 20, Apr.
2, 1988: 868-872.
Petersen, John. The future of infrastructure needs. American city
& county, v. 104, Apr. 1989: 10.
Poggemeyer, Lester H. New frontiers in civil engineering: infrastructure.
Journal of professional issues in engineering, v. 115, Oct. 1989:
393-397.
Stix, Gary. Infrastructure woes: going high-tech to diagnose decaying
roads. Scientific American, v. 263, Oct. 1990: 123..
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American Public Works Association (APWA)
Information Service
1313 East 60th St.
Chicago, IL 60637
Telephone: (312) 667-2200
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
345 East 47th St.
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (212) 705-7496
ASCE also has a Washington office at the following address:
1667 K St. NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 785-4454
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