Science and the city : the mechanics behind the metropolis
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Author
Published
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781472913210, 1472913213, 9781472915382, 1472915380
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298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Published
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016.
Language
English
ISBN
9781472913210, 1472913213, 9781472915382, 1472915380
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index.
Description
"Cities are a big deal. More people now live in them than don't, and with a growing world population, the urban jungle is only going to get busier in the coming decades. But how often do we stop to think about what makes our cities work? Cities are built using some of the most creative and revolutionary science and engineering ideas--from steel structures that scrape the sky to glass cables that enable communication at the speed of light--but most of us are too busy to notice. Science and the City is your guidebook to that hidden world, helping you to uncover some of the remarkable technologies that keep the world's great metropolises moving. Laurie Winkless takes us around cities in six continents to find out how they're dealing with the challenges of feeding, housing, powering and connecting more people than ever before. In this book, you'll meet urban pioneers from history, along with today's experts in everything from roads to time, and you will uncover the vital role science has played in shaping the city around you. But more than that, by exploring cutting-edge research from labs across the world, you'll build your own vision of the megacity of tomorrow, based on science fact rather than science fiction."--Dust jacket.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Florham Park Library - Adult Nonfiction | 600 WINKLESS | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winkless, L. (2016). Science and the city: the mechanics behind the metropolis . Bloomsbury Sigma.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winkless, Laurie. 2016. Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis. Bloomsbury Sigma.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winkless, Laurie. Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winkless, Laurie. Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016.
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