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The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering

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Description:An illustrated field guide to the technology that keeps our cities and towns working. The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering is a useful identification tool to the mysteries of how our cities are built and work.Each spread identifies an example of urban engineering and describes what it is, how it works and why it is there. Annotated diagrams explain the technology, and location maps indicate noteworthy real-world examples. Most importantly for spotters, the book gives advice on how to identify these features and tips on where to spot them.The book covers the main areas of engineering infrastructure. Concise descriptions begin with a brief introduction, a timeline tracing that area's development and a synopsis of facts and figures. More than 300 illustrations and a durable flexibound format allow for easy reference in the field.The book covers:Managing raw materials, including mining, agriculture, waterworks and manufacturingMaking power, including electricity grids, oil and gas extraction and distribution, and renewable energyTransport, including highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, canals and aviationCommunications, including telephone, radio, television, satellites and digital technologyWaste, including sewers, industrial and residential waste management, recycling. The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering provides lay readers with a fascinating introduction to the technology that underpins modern life. Those contemplating a career in civil engineering will find the book of particular interest.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering. To get started finding The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 1554077087

Description: An illustrated field guide to the technology that keeps our cities and towns working. The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering is a useful identification tool to the mysteries of how our cities are built and work.Each spread identifies an example of urban engineering and describes what it is, how it works and why it is there. Annotated diagrams explain the technology, and location maps indicate noteworthy real-world examples. Most importantly for spotters, the book gives advice on how to identify these features and tips on where to spot them.The book covers the main areas of engineering infrastructure. Concise descriptions begin with a brief introduction, a timeline tracing that area's development and a synopsis of facts and figures. More than 300 illustrations and a durable flexibound format allow for easy reference in the field.The book covers:Managing raw materials, including mining, agriculture, waterworks and manufacturingMaking power, including electricity grids, oil and gas extraction and distribution, and renewable energyTransport, including highways, railways, bridges, tunnels, canals and aviationCommunications, including telephone, radio, television, satellites and digital technologyWaste, including sewers, industrial and residential waste management, recycling. The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering provides lay readers with a fascinating introduction to the technology that underpins modern life. Those contemplating a career in civil engineering will find the book of particular interest.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering. To get started finding The Spotter's Guide to Urban Engineering, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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