I read Deb Chacra's book and really enjoyed it as well. Didn't agree with it 100% but, well, that's true for every book.
One key takeaway for me: Building big infrastructure requires big ambition. One created, however, big infrastructure benefits the whole of society. But turning that ambition into reality to build big electrical/rail/plumbing systems -- that's often harder than actually building the damn thing.
I read Deb Chacra's book and really enjoyed it as well. Didn't agree with it 100% but, well, that's true for every book.
One key takeaway for me: Building big infrastructure requires big ambition. One created, however, big infrastructure benefits the whole of society. But turning that ambition into reality to build big electrical/rail/plumbing systems -- that's often harder than actually building the damn thing.
Yes, politics and funding are huge parts of the process. And as she points out, making systems resilient is better long-term but more expensive.