OpinionJuly 22, 2022
The Slow Bake of Our Infrastructure
As heat waves become longer and more common, communities have to prepare—and prepare to fail
Stories by Mikhail Chester
Mikhail Chester is the director of the Metis Center for Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University and a professor in civil, environmental and sustainable Engineering. His work spans climate adaptation, disruptive technologies, innovative financing, cybersecurity, and modernization of infrastructure management. He is the co-author of The Rightful Place of Science: Infrastructure in the Anthropoceneand co-editor of Urban Infrastructure: Reflections for 2100.
WeatherSeptember 8, 2017
6 Rules for Rebuilding After Harvey and Irma
In an era of catastrophic weather, institutions—like agencies that manage storm barriers—as well as infrastructure must be redesigned