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Engineering the City: How Infrastructure Works
Matthys Levy
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Description for Engineering the City: How Infrastructure Works
Paperback. Num Pages: 144 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBT; TBX; TN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 10. Weight in Grams: 314.
How does a city obtain water, gas, and electricity? Where do these services come from? How are they transported? The answer is infrastructure, or the inner, and sometimes invisible, workings of the city. Roads, railroads, bridges, telephone wires, and power lines are visible elements of the infrastructure; sewers, plumbing pipes, wires, tunnels, cables, and sometimes rails are usually buried underground or hidden behind walls. Engineering the City tells the fascinating story of infrastructure as it developed through history along with the growth of cities. Experiments, games, and construction diagrams show how these structures are built, how they work, and how ... Read more
How does a city obtain water, gas, and electricity? Where do these services come from? How are they transported? The answer is infrastructure, or the inner, and sometimes invisible, workings of the city. Roads, railroads, bridges, telephone wires, and power lines are visible elements of the infrastructure; sewers, plumbing pipes, wires, tunnels, cables, and sometimes rails are usually buried underground or hidden behind walls. Engineering the City tells the fascinating story of infrastructure as it developed through history along with the growth of cities. Experiments, games, and construction diagrams show how these structures are built, how they work, and how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
A Cappella Books United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556524196
SKU
V9781556524196
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-37
About Matthys Levy
Matthys Levy is the designer of many iconic buildings and other structures throughout the world, and author of several books. His previous books include the best-selling classic Why Buildings Fall Down, which established his public reputation for expertise on the causes of major structural failures, including the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on 9/11. He also wrote (or ... Read more
Reviews for Engineering the City: How Infrastructure Works
"Future engineers, math enthusiasts, and students seeking ideas for science projects will all be fascinated by this book."
Booklist "A terrific book to help you answer those tough questions about everyday structures in an urban environment...filled with useful drawings and pictures...loaded with experiments, design projects and construction diagrams."
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Booklist "A terrific book to help you answer those tough questions about everyday structures in an urban environment...filled with useful drawings and pictures...loaded with experiments, design projects and construction diagrams."
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