How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
By: Deb Chachra
3.67
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY"Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdo…
Want to Read $ 11.99"We’re accustomed to thinking about making the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources as one that we are doing under duress, making a sacrifice to stave off disaster. But that’s not what we’re doing. What we’re doing is leveling up. We—you, me, anyone who is alive today—we have the opportunity to not just live through but contribute to a species-wide transition from struggle to security, from scarcity to abundance."-Deb Chachra, How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
"We’re accustomed to thinking about making the transition away from fossil fuels to renewable sources as one that we are doing under duress, making a sacrifice to stave off disaster. But that’s not what we’re doing. What we’re doing is leveling up. We—you, me, anyone who is alive today—we have the opportunity to not just live through but contribute to a species-wide transition from struggle to security, from scarcity to abundance."-Deb Chachra, How Infrastructure Works: Inside the Systems That Shape Our World
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