Star Ark : a living, self-sustaining spaceship /: a living, self-sustaining spaceship. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rachel Armstrong (editor).
• Other Names: Armstrong, Rachel, 1966-
• Contents: Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Part I: An Ecological View of the Interstellar question; 1: The Interstellar Question: an ecological view; 1.1 Philosophy of "space"; 1.2 Prototyping the Interstellar Question; 1.3 It begins; 1.4 Mission; 1.5 Aspirations; 1.5.1 Introduction; 1.5.1.1 Fast route; 1.5.1.2 Slow route; 1.6 Ecocene; 1.7 Space ecology; 1.8 Who are "we"?; 1.9 Summary; References; 2: Architecture and space exploration; 2.1 The interstellar challenge; 2.2 Far, far away; 2.3 Architecture as a survival strategy; 2.4 Space skyscraper; 2.5 What is this place called "space"? 2.6 World-making 2.7 Starship spider; 2.8 Architecture and hypercomplexity; References; 3: Sustainability and interstellar infrastructure; 3.1 Pale blue dot; 3.2 What is an ark?; 3.3 Apollo's orphans; 3.4 Interplanetary communications; 3.5 Apollo's progeny; 3.6 Organic backbones; 3.7 Directed panspermia; References; 4: An ecological approach to interstellar exploration; 4.1 From interplanetary to interstellar space exploration; 4.2 Laboratory practice; 4.3 Cultural agendas; 4.4 Persephone; 4.5 Mixology of space; 4.6 What is a soil?; 4.7 Who needs soils? 4.8 Portfolio of materials for making soils references; 5: Experimental architecture: on-world and off-world exploration of possibilities; 5.1 Gel experiments; 5.2 The Hanging Gardens of Medusa; 5.3 Capsule of Crossed Destinies; 5.4 Hylozoic Ground; 5.5 Future Venice; 5.6 Future Venice II; References; 6: Building a worldship interior; 6.1 Architectures of elsewhere; 6.2 Worldship interior; 6.3 Soils as urban infrastructure; 6.4 Ecological design: biosphere; 6.5 Space Nature; 6.6 Manifesto for Persephone's "living architecture"; References. 7: Designing and engineering the infrastructures for life7.1 Natural computing; 7.2 Dissipative structures; 7.3 Computing with hypercomplexity and uncertainty; References; 8: Choreography of embodiment; 8.1 Interstellar being; 8.2 Ecological being; 8.3 Nature of life; 8.4 A living city: building with organs; 8.5 Anandgram: new ways of living and being; 8.5.1 Reconfiguring the leprous body; 8.6 Expanded modes of being; References; 9: Constructing lifestyles; 9.1 Transformations; 9.2 Establishing new and contested territories; 9.3 Dying well; 9.4 Interstellar possibilities; 9.5 Making moonlight. 9.6 Other voices9.7 New beginnings; 9.8 Interstellar synthesis; References; Part II: Anthology of Interstellar Culture; 10: The interstellar mission; 10.1 Introduction to interstellar exploration ; 10.1.1 The worldview of the explorer; 10.1.2 The Interstellar Question (and answers); 10.1.3 Explore, explore more; 10.2 Why and where we should go, boldly; 10.2.1 Why?; 10.2.1.1 Oil; 10.2.1.2 Carbon dioxide; 10.2.1.3 Water; 10.2.2 Where?; 10.2.2.1 A slow road to discovery; 10.2.2.2 Kepler; 10.2.3 Our Future Among the Stars. 10.3 Scenographies and space: reading the gendered tyranny of the "Blue Ball."
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (514 pages)
• Subjects: 629.47; Popular works; Space vehicles; SCIENCE -- Essays; SCIENCE -- Reference; Exploration of outer space; Space vehicles; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Technology & Engineering -- Aeronautics & Astronautics; Architecture -- Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation; Astronautics; Aerospace & aviation technology; Art forms; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Astronautics; Design and construction; Science -- Astronomy; Popular astronomy & space; Outer space -- Exploration; Outer space; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319310428; 3319310429
• Related ISBNs: 9783319310404; 3319310402
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 09, 2017).
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