Supercities On, Under, and Beyond the Earth : Housing, Feeding, Powering, and Transporting the Urban Crowds of the Future /: Housing, Feeding, Powering, and Transporting the Urban Crowds of the Future. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Supercities On, Under, and Beyond the Earth : Housing, Feeding, Powering, and Transporting the Urban Crowds of the Future /: Housing, Feeding, Powering, and Transporting the Urban Crowds of the Future. (2020)
- Main Title:
- Supercities On, Under, and Beyond the Earth : Housing, Feeding, Powering, and Transporting the Urban Crowds of the Future
- Further Information:
- Note: Jeff Dondero.
- Authors:
- Dondero, Jeff
- Contents:
- Preface ; ; Acknowledgments and Disclaimer ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 1: Seeking Supercities: Surroundings, Settings, and Situations ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 2: Habitats for Inhabitants: Home Is Where the Heart, Hearth, and Habitat Are ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 3: Burrowing Beneath the Earth: Tomorrow’s Troglodytes ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 4: Going Back to the Sea: Back to Our Beginnings ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 5: Settlements Above the Sky: Cities in Space ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 6: The Most Important Color in Supercities: Getting Green ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 7: Bleeding-Edge Building Materials: If You Build It, They Will Come ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 8: Getting Somewhere from Someplace: New Age Transportation ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 9: Priorities for Power: Sustainables That Keep On Giving ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 10: Provisioning the Populace: Resourcing Resources ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 11: Smart City Systems: AI and Automation ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 12: Super Skyscrapers: How High Can We Go? ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 13: New Use for Refuse: Gold in Garbage ; ; <span style="font-weight:bold;">Chapter 14: Cautionary Comments on Climate Change: How to Cope ; ; Notes ; ; About the Author
- Publisher Details:
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (296 pages)
- Subjects:
- Science: Energy
Science: Environmental Science
Social Science: Future Studies
Social Science: Sociology / Urban - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781538126721
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