Science and the city : the mechanics behind the metropolis
Winkless, Laurie2016
Book
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.
Main title:
Science and the city : the mechanics behind the metropolis / Laurie Winkless.
Author:
Winkless, Laurie, author
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016.London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2016.
Collation:
298 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472913210 (hbk)
Dewey class:
307.76307.76 WIN
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2359751