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 Anthropocene and co-editor of Urban Infrastructure: Reflections for 2100 .

Climate Change

The Slow Bake of Our Infrastructure

As heat waves become longer and more common, communities have to prepare—and prepare to fail

July 22, 2022 — Mikhail Chester | Opinion

Weather

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

September 8, 2017 — Thaddeus R. Miller, Mikhail Chester and The Conversation US