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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... concrete, but it's still dependent on the fossil-fuel industry, so perhaps not a long-term option. Thankfully, there are lots of other substitutes for concrete on their way, but we'll have to wait until Chapter 4 to meet them. Sorry! In ...
... concrete, but it's still dependent on the fossil-fuel industry, so perhaps not a long-term option. Thankfully, there are lots of other substitutes for concrete on their way, but we'll have to wait until Chapter 4 to meet them. Sorry! In ...
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... concrete (more on this in Chapter 4). And a Dutch architecture firm collaborated with a printer manufacturer to develop a large-scale system that prints a bioplastic made from 80 per cent plant oils. Called the KamerMaker, this 6m (20ft)- ...
... concrete (more on this in Chapter 4). And a Dutch architecture firm collaborated with a printer manufacturer to develop a large-scale system that prints a bioplastic made from 80 per cent plant oils. Called the KamerMaker, this 6m (20ft)- ...
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... concrete or the project timeline and budget, architects and engineers are adding a scientific slant to the construction process. Some engineering companies are taking digital construction one giant leap further. For example, Bechtel has ...
... concrete or the project timeline and budget, architects and engineers are adding a scientific slant to the construction process. Some engineering companies are taking digital construction one giant leap further. For example, Bechtel has ...
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... concrete. We've all seen dark spots of fungi or moss growing on buildings. Well, this material, developed by Dr Sandra Manso Blanco during her PhD, emphasises that effect to create buildings unique to their environment. The concrete ...
... concrete. We've all seen dark spots of fungi or moss growing on buildings. Well, this material, developed by Dr Sandra Manso Blanco during her PhD, emphasises that effect to create buildings unique to their environment. The concrete ...
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... concrete, which is topped by a waterproofing layer. Then comes the thin layer of bioreceptive concrete, followed by a still-to-be-perfected 'inverse waterproof layer' – it lets water in, but not out. As we discussed earlier, water has a ...
... concrete, which is topped by a waterproofing layer. Then comes the thin layer of bioreceptive concrete, followed by a still-to-be-perfected 'inverse waterproof layer' – it lets water in, but not out. As we discussed earlier, water has a ...
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