TY  - BOOK
AU  - Winkless,Laurie
TI  - Science and the city: the mechanics behind the metropolis 
T2  - Bloomsbury Sigma series
SN  - 9781472913210 (hardback)
U1  - 307.76 23
KW  - Cities and towns
N1  - Formerly CIP; 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
ER  -