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Science and the city : the mechanics behind the metropolis / Laurie Winkless.

By: Winkless, Laurie [author.]Series: Bloomsbury Sigma seriesDescription: 298 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cmISBN: 9781472913210 (hardback); 9781472915382 (paperback)Subject(s): Cities and townsDDC classification: 307.76 Also issued online.
Contents:
1. Up: The most visible part of a city's skyline is the skyscraper - do you know how they're built? 2. Switch: Sparks will fly - we'll explore the role of electricity, and you'll understand how the grid works 3. Wet: Cities can't survive without water, and they produce a lot of waste. Expect toilet humour! 4. Way: Let's head out on the open road, and explore beautiful bridges and the science of traffic jams 5. Drive: What good is a road without a car? Here we'll talk about everything from tyres to fuel cells 6. Loco: We'll dig our very own tunnel, and you'll discover why `leaves on the line' cause problems 7. Connect: Cities contain other less obvious networks - food and goods, communications and money 8. City: Spend a day of discovery in an imaginary future city
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Main shelves 		HT151. W56 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Donated by the author, Spring 2018 B013442
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Formerly CIP. Uk

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Up: The most visible part of a city's skyline is the skyscraper - do you know how they're built? 2. Switch: Sparks will fly - we'll explore the role of electricity, and you'll understand how the grid works 3. Wet: Cities can't survive without water, and they produce a lot of waste. Expect toilet humour! 4. Way: Let's head out on the open road, and explore beautiful bridges and the science of traffic jams 5. Drive: What good is a road without a car? Here we'll talk about everything from tyres to fuel cells 6. Loco: We'll dig our very own tunnel, and you'll discover why `leaves on the line' cause problems 7. Connect: Cities contain other less obvious networks - food and goods, communications and money 8. City: Spend a day of discovery in an imaginary future city

Also issued online.