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Book reviews Book Reviews 107 Digital Infrastructures: Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology by Rae Zimmerman and Thomas Horan (London and New York: Routledge, 2004) Pp. 254, $165 (cloth), $54.95 (paper) ´ ´ Reviewed by Zorica Nedovic-Budic The subtitle of Digital Infrastructures importance and timeliness are prevents any possible misconception particularly promoted by the post- that the main title may give about 9/11 heightened attention to the contents—it is about the digital security and protection of critical support to traditional infrastructure, infrastructures. including transportation, water and The book is organized into wastewater, energy, and telecommu- four parts: “Overview,” introducing nications. It is about the intersections the engineering and technical between computerized information dimensions, management chal- and traditional infrastructures that lenges, and policy perspectives; have become increasingly dependent “Infrastructure Sectors,” including on digital technologies and systems water, transportation, electricity, for regular functioning, maintenance, and telecommunications; “Crosscut- and security. However, the digital ting Themes,” examining economic technologies and systems, often impacts, the developing world’s per- referred to as information and com- spective, green design and intelli- munication technologies (ICT), com- gent building, and review against prise an infrastructure themselves. the concept of Earth Systems Engin- The contributors to this eering and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Urban Technology Taylor & Francis

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Journal of Urban Technology , Volume 12 (3): 9 – Dec 1, 2005
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Book Reviews 107 Digital Infrastructures: Enabling Civil and Environmental Systems through Information Technology by Rae Zimmerman and Thomas Horan (London and New York: Routledge, 2004) Pp. 254, $165 (cloth), $54.95 (paper) ´ ´ Reviewed by Zorica Nedovic-Budic The subtitle of Digital Infrastructures importance and timeliness are prevents any possible misconception particularly promoted by the post- that the main title may give about 9/11 heightened attention to the contents—it is about the digital security and protection of critical support to traditional infrastructure, infrastructures. including transportation, water and The book is organized into wastewater, energy, and telecommu- four parts: “Overview,” introducing nications. It is about the intersections the engineering and technical between computerized information dimensions, management chal- and traditional infrastructures that lenges, and policy perspectives; have become increasingly dependent “Infrastructure Sectors,” including on digital technologies and systems water, transportation, electricity, for regular functioning, maintenance, and telecommunications; “Crosscut- and security. However, the digital ting Themes,” examining economic technologies and systems, often impacts, the developing world’s per- referred to as information and com- spective, green design and intelli- munication technologies (ICT), com- gent building, and review against prise an infrastructure themselves. the concept of Earth Systems Engin- The contributors to this eering and

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