Science and the City

Science and the City
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781472913234
ISBN-13 : 147291323X
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Book Synopsis Science and the City by : Laurie Winkless

Download or read book Science and the City written by Laurie Winkless and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Science is secretly at work behind the scenes of major cities of the world and will continue to be so. Technological advances in fields as diverse as quantum mechanics, electronics, and nanotechnology are proving increasingly important to city life, and the urban world will turn to science to deliver solutions to the problems of the future; more than 50 percent of the world's population now lives in cities, and that proportion is growing fast. Can engineering provide the answer to a viable megacity future? Science and the City starts at your front door and guides you through the technology of everyday city life: how new approaches to building materials help to construct the tallest skyscrapers in Dubai, how New Yorkers use light to treat their drinking water, how Tokyo commuters' footsteps power gates in train stations. Uncovering the science and engineering that shapes our cities, Laurie Winkless reveals how technology will help us meet the challenges of a soaring world population--from an ever-increasing demand for power, water, and internet access, to simply how to get about in a megacity of tens of millions of people.


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