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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Régimen de las tarifas de los servicios públicos Régimen de las tarifas de los servicios públicos Estela B. Sacristan In this book, based on the author´s dissertation defended at the Universidad de Buenos Aires, the reader may find the regime that governs argentine public utility rates for services delivered by conc… OL12041587W
Does private sector participation improve performance in electricity and water distribution? Does private sector participation improve performance in electricity and water distribution? Katharina Gassner "This book will be of interest to people involved in sector reform and infrastructure service delivery, in particular in developing countries."--Jacket. OL12049767W
What happens when--? What happens when--? John Farndon Illustrations with explanatory text describe such familiar everyday processes as generating electricity, producing a newspaper, handling sewage, and delivering flowers. OL15840938W
Privatization of public services Privatization of public services Christoph Hermann "Public services throughout Europe have undergone dramatic restructuring processes in recent years in connection with liberalization and privatization. While evaluations of the successes of public se… OL16283385W
U.S. infrastructure U.S. infrastructure Deborah Kent Read about the development of infrastructure in the United States and learn how it has shaped our nation today. OL17887308W
Liberalisation and universal access to basic services Liberalisation and universal access to basic services Building on a OECD/World Bank seminar, this volume explores whether and how trade liberalization can contribute to achieving universal service goals and the types of complementary policies required. … OL18207108W
Analyzing the impact of regulatory change in public utilities Analyzing the impact of regulatory change in public utilities Michael A. Crew Based on two seminiars held at Rutgers on Oct. 28, 1983 and May 18, 1984. OL18263726W
Expanding Competition in Regulated Industries Expanding Competition in Regulated Industries Michael A. Crew Expanding Competition in Regulated Industries reviews the changing regulatory environment, notably incentive regulation and competition in regulated industries. Some of the major changes in electrici… OL19848998W
Utility regulation and competition policy Utility regulation and competition policy Institute of Economic Affairs (Great Britain) This title, published in association with the Institute of Economic Affairs and the London Business School, considers the issue of how British public utilities are regulated. OL20434327W
Games in a World of Infrastructures Games in a World of Infrastructures Igor Mayer [v], 268 p. : 25 cm OL21733705W
Salvaging public utility regulation Salvaging public utility regulation Werner Sichel vii, 154 p. ; 24 cm OL22527495W
Introduction to depreciation for public utilities and other industries Introduction to depreciation for public utilities and other industries American Gas Association "The purpose of this book is to give the reader a basic understanding of these fixed asset and depreciation concepts, and a glimpse into how the many questions surrounding these topics can be answere… OL24272189W
US Telecom, Inc. fiber optic cable US Telecom, Inc. fiber optic cable United States. Bureau of Land Management US Telecom, Inc. has applied for a right-of-way grant to bury a fiber optic cable within the existing Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way. A total of 405 miles of cable will be buried in Wyoming. Thi… OL24993286W
Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security Critical infrastructure protection in homeland security T. G. Lewis A scientific approach to the new field of critical infrastructure protection This book offers a unique scientific approach to the new field of critical infrastructure protection: it uses network… OL2912907W
Sewer, Gas and Electric Sewer, Gas and Electric Matt Ruff From the back cover of Warner Books paperback September 1998: AMERICA: 2023 AT THE HELM: THE TALKING, HOLOGRAPHIC HEAD OF AYN RAND IN A HURRICANE LAMP.... Harry Gant is building a new Tower … OL3298262W
The Energy Workers The Energy Workers Anne Neigoff From oil driller to serviceman, jobs of workers in electrical, gas, and oil industries are described. Includes brief explanations of energy sources and conservation. OL6926560W
Perspectives in public regulation Perspectives in public regulation Southern Illinois University Conference on Current Issues in Public Utility Regulation and Management Carbondale 1972. xxviii, 130 p. 24 cm OL7201336W
Underground Underground David Macaulay Text and drawings describe the subways, sewers, building foundations, telephone and power systems, columns, cables, pipes, tunnels, and other underground elements of a large modern city. OL8071561W
Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures Securing Utility and Energy Infrastructures Larry, Ph.D. Ness The latest security measures for utility and energy industries Addressing the growing post-9/11 concern about the safety of the utility and energy industries, SecuringUtility and Energy Infrastruc… OL8231878W