# Lifelines of Our Society

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- Book: [Lifelines of Our Society](https://www.bookquiver.com/dirk-van-laak/lifelines-of-our-society) ([Lifelines of Our Society.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/dirk-van-laak/lifelines-of-our-society.md))
- Authors: [Dirk Van Laak](https://www.bookquiver.com/dirk-van-laak), [Paul N. Edwards](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-n-edwards), [Erik Butler](https://www.bookquiver.com/erik-butler)
- Publisher: the_mit_press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-638-6
- Pages: 332
- Published: 2023-08-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A comprehensive history and examination of global infrastructures and the outsized role they play in our lives. Infrastructure is essential to defining how the public functions, yet there is little public...