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 and steel for the frame. The Burj Khalifa's innovative structure may be beyond our own construction skills ... concrete more than half a kilometre up in the air. Baker told me a little more about their concrete-pumping system ...
... concrete and steel for the frame. The Burj Khalifa's innovative structure may be beyond our own construction skills ... concrete more than half a kilometre up in the air. Baker told me a little more about their concrete-pumping system ...
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... concrete. Because no-one had ever attempted to pump concrete to such heights, the engineers had to find a way to test the concept, and they had a very clever solution. By laying horizontal pipes on the construction site and studying the ...
... concrete. Because no-one had ever attempted to pump concrete to such heights, the engineers had to find a way to test the concept, and they had a very clever solution. By laying horizontal pipes on the construction site and studying the ...
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... concrete floors and walls, and glass facades. We can pump concrete to the upper floors, and can lift steel rebar and frames using a self-building crane. So we are all set, right? Nearly. We just have the small matter of moving the ...
... concrete floors and walls, and glass facades. We can pump concrete to the upper floors, and can lift steel rebar and frames using a self-building crane. So we are all set, right? Nearly. We just have the small matter of moving the ...
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... concrete to elevators and wind, and even managed to take inspiration from some interesting people. The next step for us is a little different – our first foray into the future. How do you think our skylines will change as urban ...
... concrete to elevators and wind, and even managed to take inspiration from some interesting people. The next step for us is a little different – our first foray into the future. How do you think our skylines will change as urban ...
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... concrete building and found that they could reliably rebuild it using timber. With tall wooden-framed buildings in Paris, London and Stockholm planned in the coming years, it seems that we may see a return to 'natural' materials ...
... concrete building and found that they could reliably rebuild it using timber. With tall wooden-framed buildings in Paris, London and Stockholm planned in the coming years, it seems that we may see a return to 'natural' materials ...
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