On the grid : a plot of land, an average neighborhood, and the systems that make our world work : Huler, Scott : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and index

The lay of the land -- The pig and the crab -- A chess game you never win -- What a river would do -- The asphalt ballet -- The blue glow -- The big ravioli -- Everything, everywhere, all at once, all the time -- Annihilating both time and space

Investigates the systems of infrastructure that sustain the world and the cultures of historical periods, following various elements, from electricity and pavement to water and waste disposal, back to their origins and people who operate them