Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the MetropolisBloomsbury Publishing, 11. kol 2016. - Broj stranica: 288 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 help us communicate 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. Science and the City is the perfect read for anyone curious about the world they live in. |
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... London (feel free to argue with me – I promise you, my love is of an unshakeable kind). For the first little while, I was like a rabbit in headlights. But gradually, once the initial shock of the scale of the city wore off, I started to ...
... London (feel free to argue with me – I promise you, my love is of an unshakeable kind). For the first little while, I was like a rabbit in headlights. But gradually, once the initial shock of the scale of the city wore off, I started to ...
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... London, Hong Kong or New York. Breathe in your surroundings and describe the scene. Perhaps you've found yourself next to one of the city's landmarks; maybe you're enjoying a coffee on a side street, or even battling your way through ...
... London, Hong Kong or New York. Breathe in your surroundings and describe the scene. Perhaps you've found yourself next to one of the city's landmarks; maybe you're enjoying a coffee on a side street, or even battling your way through ...
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... London. If you want to make your own cement, it's not enough to grind up just any old rocks – you need rocks that contain calcium carbonate (e.g. limestone) and silicates (silicon + oxygen). For Portland cement you'll also need a pinch ...
... London. If you want to make your own cement, it's not enough to grind up just any old rocks – you need rocks that contain calcium carbonate (e.g. limestone) and silicates (silicon + oxygen). For Portland cement you'll also need a pinch ...
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... London. Instead of using sloping sides, it narrows by a series of so-called setbacks – the building's height is separated into 26 differently shaped sections, each one narrower and in a different position from the one below it. This ...
... London. Instead of using sloping sides, it narrows by a series of so-called setbacks – the building's height is separated into 26 differently shaped sections, each one narrower and in a different position from the one below it. This ...
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... London and Stockholm planned in the coming years, it seems that we may see a return to 'natural' materials. However, timber will always have limited applications. Baker says that, 'In reality, most tall buildings are around 30 storeys ...
... London and Stockholm planned in the coming years, it seems that we may see a return to 'natural' materials. However, timber will always have limited applications. Baker says that, 'In reality, most tall buildings are around 30 storeys ...
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