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Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis (Bloomsbury Sigma) by Laurie Winkless is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

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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.

Who reads Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis (Bloomsbury Sigma)?

Author

Laurie Winkless

Publisher

Bloomsbury Sigma, An Imprint Of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781472913210

Category

science

Subjects

Engineering, Sociology, Social Science

Rating

3.83 / 5 (81 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14