Works Anatomy of a City

Name: Works Anatomy of a City
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ISBN: 9781594200717

ISBN-10: 1594200718

ISBN-13: 9781594200717

Edition: 2005

Authors: Kate Ascher, Wendy Marech

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How much do you really know about the systems that keep a city alive? The Works: Anatomy of a Citycontains everything you ever wanted to know about what makes New York City run. When you flick on your light switch the light goes on--how? When you put out your garbage, where does it go? When you flush your toilet, what happens to the waste? How does water get from a reservoir in the mountains to your city faucet? How do flowers get to your corner store from Holland, or bananas get there from Ecuador? Who is operating the traffic lights all over the city? And what in the world is that steam coming out from underneath the potholes on the street? Across the city lies a series of extraordinarily…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/3/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.662



Moving People


Streets


Subway


Bridges & Tunnels


Moving Freight


Rail Freight


Maritime Freight


Air Cargo


Markets


Power


Electricity


Natural Gas


Steam


Communications


Telephone


Moving the Mail


The Airwaves


Keeping It Clean


Water


Sewage


Garbage


The Future


Index