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Interview Archives: Infrastructure
Friday February 17, 2012, 11:06 AM
Hybrid Nature: Sewage Treatment and the Contradictions of the Industrial Ecosystem
Daniel Schneider, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Ecologist, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
Daniel Schneider, professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois, says nobody grows up saying, "I want to work on sewage." But humans produce waste and get enough of them together and you have the makings of a serious environmental problem. We’ll explore the history of sewage treatment as we talk with Schneider about the industrial ecosystem that is the modern sewage treatment plant. We’ll also talk about the complex challenge posed by the many chemicals we pour down the drain.
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Focus: Sewage Treatment and the Contradictions of the Industrial Ecosystem from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
Interview links:
- Profile, Professor Schneider
- Related WILL interview W. Hodding Carter, Flushed
- Related WILL interview Rose George, The Big Necessity
Categories: Ecology • History • Infrastructure
Wednesday February 15, 2012, 11:06 AM
Water 101: How Your Water and Sewage Work
Dennis Schmidt, Director of Public Works, Champaign Public Works Department
Ronald L. Smith, Senior Operations Manager Field Services & Production, American Illinois Water Corporation
Host: David Inge
It’s easy to take water for granted. You just turn on the tap and there it is, a seemingly endless supply of clean, fresh water. Most people don’t think very much about where it comes from or where our wastewater goes. We’ll try to raise you awareness.
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Categories: Community • Government • Infrastructure
Tuesday January 10, 2012, 11:06 AM
UC2B Broadband Internet Access for the Citizens of Champaign/Urbana
Jon Gant, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois; Director for UC2B Canvassing Operations
LaEisha Meaderds, Project Coordinator, Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UC2B Canvassing Operations, University of Illinois
Deb Feinen, J.D., At Large Council Member from the City of Champaign, Chair of UC2B Policy Board
Brandon Bowersox-Johnson, Urbana City Council, Ward 4; Vice Chair, UC2B Policy Board
Host: David Inge
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Focus: UC2B Big Broadband Project from Illinois Public Media on Vimeo.
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Categories: Community • Consumer issues • Government • Infrastructure • Technology • Telecommunication
Friday July 01, 2011, 10:06 AM
The Big Roads: The Untold Story of the Engineers, Visionaries, and Trailblazers Who Created the American Superhighways
Earl Swift, Writer
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Infrastructure • Transportation
Monday May 10, 2010, 11:06 AM
Post-Disaster Recovery in the United States and Abroad
Robert B. Olshansky, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Head of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Illinois
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Architecture • Community • Disasters • Environment • Land Use • Water resources • Infrastructure • Asia • Japan • Caribbean • Haiti
Monday August 03, 2009, 11:06 AM
The East Central Illinois Regional Water Supply Planning Committee Report
Edward Mehnert, Ph.D., Sr. Geohydrologist, Illinois State Geological Survey and Institute of Natural Resources Sustainability, University of Illinois
Brad Uken, Regional Water Supply Planning Committee Chair, and Public Representative
William A. Smith, Ph.D., Retired Adjunct Professor of Recreation, Sport andTourism, University of Illinois, and Municipalities' Representative
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Community • Environment • Water resources • Infrastructure • Natural Resources • Champaign County
Tuesday October 21, 2003, 11:06 AM
PROBLEMS WITH AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE
Dave Schultz, Director, Infrastructure Technology Institute, Northwestern University
Host: David Inge
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Categories: Infrastructure
