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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... plants, flyash is being tested as an ingredient for cement. Its small particle size could offer a way to create dense, high-strength concrete, but it's still dependent on the fossil-fuel industry, so perhaps not a long-term option ...
... plants, flyash is being tested as an ingredient for cement. Its small particle size could offer a way to create dense, high-strength concrete, but it's still dependent on the fossil-fuel industry, so perhaps not a long-term option ...
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... plant oils. Called the KamerMaker, this 6m (20ft)-tall printer creates hollow shapes that can be assembled to form walls. The fact that they're hollow means that services (such as wiring and plumbing) can be installed easily, and the ...
... plant oils. Called the KamerMaker, this 6m (20ft)-tall printer creates hollow shapes that can be assembled to form walls. The fact that they're hollow means that services (such as wiring and plumbing) can be installed easily, and the ...
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... plant science really is central to what he does.* He insists on using 'the right plants in the right place', meaning only those native to the local environment, and those that grow naturally without soil. In addition, when designing his ...
... plant science really is central to what he does.* He insists on using 'the right plants in the right place', meaning only those native to the local environment, and those that grow naturally without soil. In addition, when designing his ...
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... plants absorb carbon dioxide, and yes, they look beautiful, but the reality is that, ecologically, many living walls ... plant, run on natural gas. Tri-generation is often called combined heat, power and cooling (CHPC). In this system ...
... plants absorb carbon dioxide, and yes, they look beautiful, but the reality is that, ecologically, many living walls ... plant, run on natural gas. Tri-generation is often called combined heat, power and cooling (CHPC). In this system ...
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| Naslov | Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis |
| Autor | Laurie Winkless |
| Izdanje | ponovljeni tisak |
| Izdavač | Bloomsbury Publishing, 2016 |
| ISBN | 1472913221, 9781472913227 |
| Duljina | Broj stranica: 288 |
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