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1. Sustaining Urban Networks

   The Social Diffusion of Large Technical Systems

   Edited by Olivier Coutard, Richard Hanley, Rae Zimmerman

   Series: Networked Cities Series

   Considering sustainability in its economic, environmental and social contexts, the contributors take stock of previous research on large technical systems and discuss their sustainability from three main perspectives: uses, cities, and rules and institutions....

   Published December 8th 2004 by Routledge
2. Digital Infrastructures

   Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology

   Edited by Thomas Horan, Rae Zimmerman

   Series: Networked Cities Series

   An invisible network of digital technology systems underlies the highly visible networks of roads, waterways, satellites, and power-lines. Increasingly, these systems are becoming the "infrastructure's infrastructure," providing a crucial array of data on network demand, performance, reliability,...

   Published September 1st 2004 by Routledge
3. Governmental Management of Chemical Risk

   By Rae Zimmerman

   Well-documented, organized and written for ready comprehension, this new book covers managerial, legal and financial strategies that are or can be employed to manage the health risks posed by technology. It demonstrates how each strategy is used and which ones are more valuable to decision-makers...

   Published April 4th 1990 by CRC Press