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003			Uk
005			20180219133426.0
008			160505s2016 enka b 001|0|eng|d
015			_aGBB676066 _2bnb
016	7		_a017870132 _2Uk
020			_a9781472913210 (hardback) _c£16.99
020			_a9781472915382 (paperback)
020			_z9781472913227 (ebook)
040			_aStDuBDS _beng _cStDuBDS _dUk _erda
042			_aukblcatcopy
082	0	4	_a307.76 _223
100	1		_aWinkless, Laurie, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aScience and the city : _bthe mechanics behind the metropolis / _cLaurie Winkless.
300			_a298 pages : _billustrations (black and white) ; _c22 cm.
490	0		_aBloomsbury Sigma series
500			_aFormerly CIP. _5Uk
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. 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
530			_aAlso issued online.
650		0	_aCities and towns.
942			_2lcc _cBKC