The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology in the Modern Landscape - Couverture souple

Barratt, Claire; Whitelaw, Ian

 
9781554077083: The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering: Infrastructure and Technology in the Modern Landscape
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ISBN 10 : 1554077087 ISBN 13 : 9781554077083
Editeur : Firefly Books, 2011

Synopsis

An illustrated field guide to the technology that keeps our cities and towns working.

The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering is a useful identification tool to the mysteries of how our cities are built and work.

Each spread identifies an example of urban engineering and describes what it is, how it works and why it is there. Annotated diagrams explain the technology, and location maps indicate noteworthy real-world examples. Most importantly for spotters, the book gives advice on how to identify these features and tips on where to spot them.

The book covers the main areas of engineering infrastructure. Concise descriptions begin with a brief introduction, a timeline tracing that area's development and a synopsis of facts and figures. More than 300 illustrations and a durable flexibound format allow for easy reference in the field.

The book covers:

  • Managing raw materials, including mining, agriculture, waterworks and manufacturing
  • Making power, including electricity grids, oil and gas extraction and distribution, and renewable energy
  • Transport, including highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, canals and aviation
  • Communications, including telephone, radio, television, satellites and digital technology
  • Waste, including sewers, industrial and residential waste management, recycling.

The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering provides lay readers with a fascinating introduction to the technology that underpins modern life. Those contemplating a career in civil engineering will find the book of particular interest.

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À propos de l'auteur

Claire Barratt and Ian Whitelaw

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Éditeur
Firefly Books
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1554077087
ISBN 13 
9781554077083
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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