Cities and Their Vital Systems
Download or Read eBook Cities and Their Vital Systems PDF written by Advisory Committee on Technology and Society and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1988-02-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Advisory Committee on Technology and Society |
| Publisher | : National Academies Press |
| Total Pages | : 368 |
| Release | : 1988-02-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780309037860 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0309037867 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cities and Their Vital Systems by : Advisory Committee on Technology and Society
Book excerpt: Cities and Their Vital Systems asks basic questions about the longevity, utility, and nature of urban infrastructures; analyzes how they grow, interact, and change; and asks how, when, and at what cost they should be replaced. Among the topics discussed are problems arising from increasing air travel and airport congestion; the adequacy of water supplies and waste treatment; the impact of new technologies on construction; urban real estate values; and the field of "telematics," the combination of computers and telecommunications that makes money machines and national newspapers possible.
