Concrete: From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future - Couverture souple

Soderstrom, Mary

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0889777802 ISBN 13 : 9780889777804

Editeur : University of Regina Press, 2020

Synopsis

Imagine what the world would be like without concrete: there'd be no high-rises, no grand irrigation projects, no lettuce from southern climes in the winter, no multi-lane highways crisscrossing continents, a shortage of electricity, more mud in some places, more solitude in others. But because of the fossil fuels and other resources required to make concrete, there also would be less CO2 in the atmosphere and less dramatic climate change. In Concrete: From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future , Soderstrom tells the story of concrete's glorious past, extravagant present, and uncertain future with careful research, lively anecdotes, and thoughtful reflection. The framework for this exploration is one the Romans—famous for concrete structures that are still strong—would understand: the four elements of Earth, Fire, Water, and Air. ""[For] those of us who are thinking about, and educating for, deep cultural change, . . . for those of us that care about what it means to be good, in the deepest sense; to participants in an earth-system that is failing at human hands, in the context of recognizing the repercussions of the Anthropocene."" —Laura Sewall, author of Sight and Sensibility: The Ecopsychology of Perception

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Mary Soderstrom lives in Montreal and is the author of sixteen other books of fiction and non-fiction. Her most recent work, River Music, was published in 2015.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Regina Press
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0889777802
• ISBN 13: 9780889777804
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible