Episode 1386: Author Spotlight: ‘The Infrastructure Book’ offers best and worst of human civilization’s backbone

About this episode

Sybil Derrible discusses the state of global infrastructure and his book on how cities function.

Sybil Derrible, professor of urban engineering at the University of Illinois, Chicago, and author of the popular science title ‘ The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives ,’ joins the program to discuss the state of global infrastructure. He is also a fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and was a lead author on the United Nations Environmental Program Seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7). Derrible invites your questions and comments. He can be reached at derrible@uic.edu . (06/2026)

People in this episode

Guest: Sybil Derrible

Topics covered

• infrastructure
• urban engineering
• global infrastructure
• civil engineering
• environmental outlook

Keywords

• infrastructure
• urban engineering
• civil engineering
• global environment
• cities

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Illinois, Chicago, American Society of Civil Engineers, United Nations Environmental Program

Books & works: The Infrastructure Book: How Cities Work and Power Our Lives

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