In May 2002, delegates from governments, international companies, and financial institutions met at a United Nations conference in Tehran to discuss the reconstruction of Afghanistan. Afghanistan's officials say that to create a viable...

Find information on Valencia including, history, business, night life and cultural activities. "Valencia and its environs constitute a first rate tourist centre in both infrastructure and alternatives for the discerning visitor".

This WWW Server is running in Valencia, ensconced in fertile terrain on the shores of the Mediterranean close to the mouth of the Turia river. Valencia and its environs constitute a first rate tourist centre in both infrastructure and...

Some of the men and women who have been important figures in the history of Milwaukee are profiled here. Read about early political leaders, individuals who helped develop Milwaukee's urban infrastructures and businesses, and women who...

EdWeb explores educational reform and information technology. "With EdWeb, you can hunt down on-line educational resources around the world, learn about trends in education policy and information infrastructure development, examine...

EdWeb explores educational reform and information technology. "With EdWeb, you can hunt down on-line educational resources around the world, learn about trends in education policy and information infrastructure development, examine...

A good look at the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and some of its subsets. Read about how the WPA helped the unemployed and the infrastructure of the United States.

In this lesson learners will begin by looking at a series of maps and they will brainstorm ways the natural world may interact with humans and vice-versa. Students will then come up with a list of features of a city or town, make...

The NCER is dedicated to the development and enhancement of a national infrastructure for the recycling of used electronics in the U.S. How does one recycle electronics? What web sites can provide help? Read the important information...

Resource discusses the attempt by the Nigerian Government, in 2006, to improve the country's social infrastructure and the protests from unions and other civic groups.

A key turning point in a nation's economic development is when it starts to use its resources for long term versus short term purposes. A natural resource example is trees: should people use wood for cooking food or building homes?...

This is a very interesting history of the development of trains in Germany after WWII. An aspect of history that is overlooked, rebuilding the transportation infrastructure in Germany was a big and important project for the occupying...

Describes the impact of the California Gold Rush of 1848 which brought hundreds of thousands of gold-seeking migrants to the region. This massive influx of people to a place with little law enforcement and no infrastructure led to...

Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In this series of three lessons, the...

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a prime example of science being ignored, unknown and even misused. The switch in water source damaged hundreds of millions of dollars of infrastructure, caused deadly bacterial outbreaks and...

Steel and plastic are essential to much of our infrastructure and technology. Steel is strong and hard, but difficult to shape intricately. Plastic can take on just about any form, but it's weak and soft. Wouldn't it be nice if there...

Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had a considerable impact on the development of transport as we know it today. In this series of three lessons, the...

Find out what it means for a piece of infrastructure to be smart?

Find out more about how the infrastructure of the Internet is not distributed equally.

A brief overview of Russia's information and communications technology which has been experiencing significant growth since 2002. Frost and Sullivan predict that Russia will be the third-largest outsourcing destination by 2010....

The rapid transit system in Washington, D.C. was years in the making. Follow the plans and see how this 103 mile system grew.

A web-based research project on recent science and technology, this offers those you were part of the Blackouts of '65/'77/'03 to tell their story online and for others to read about them.

This site covers both the initial Industrial Revolution in the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and the second revolution that highlighted new inventions and the businessmen who financed industry. Read brief...

While his name is relatively unknown today, this North Carolina trucker invented container shipping, a method now indispensable to the modern world of global trade.