A History of Future Cities (Brook Daniel)(Paperback)

A History of Future Cities (Brook Daniel)(Paperback)

Every month, five million people move from the past to the future. Pouring into developing-world 'instant cities' like Dubai and Shenzhen, these urban newcomers confront a modern world cobbled together from fragments of a West they have never seen. Do these fantastical boomtowns, where blueprints

Future of War - A History (Freedman Sir Lawrence)(Paperback / softback)

Future Cities: A Visual Guide (Dunn Nick)(Paperback)

What might our cities look like in ten, twenty or fifty years? How may future cities face global challenges? Imagining the city of the future has long been an inspiration for many architects, artists and designers. This book examines how cities of the future have been visualised, what these

Big History and the Future of Humanity (Spier Fred)(Paperback)

Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History andthe Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents anaccessible and original overview of the entire sweep of historyfrom the origins of the universe and origins of life on Earth up tothe present day.Provides an accessible and original

Future Cities Laboratory: Indicia 02 (Cairns Stephen)(Paperback)

This second volume in the Future Cities Laboratory Indicia series focuses on the tools, methods and approaches needed for urban research. In short, following Marshall McLuhan's famous provocation, the editors focus less on the message and more on the medium of research. This involves retreating

A Concise History of History (Woolf Daniel)(Paperback)

This short history of history is an ideal introduction for courses on the historian's craft, historical theory and method, and historiography. It spans the earliest known forms of historical writing in the ancient near East right through to the present and covers developments in Europe, Asia,

A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe (Steen Charlie R.)(Paperback)

A Cultural History of Early Modern Europe examines the relationships that developed in cities from the time of the late Renaissance through to the Napoleonic period, exploring culture in the broadest sense by selecting a variety of sources not commonly used in history books, such as plays, popular

An Urban History of China (Lincoln Toby)(Paperback)

In this accessible new study, Toby Lincoln offers the first history of Chinese cities from their origins to the present. Despite being an agricultural society for thousands of years, China had an imperial urban civilization. Over the last century, this urban civilization has been transformed into

Stramash - Tackling Scotland's Towns and Teams (Gray Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

Fatigued by bloated big-game football and bored of a samey big cities, Daniel Gray went in search of small town Scotland and its teams. Part travelogue, part history and part mistakenly spilling ketchup on the face of a small child, Stramash takes an uplifting look at the country's nether

The Great Cities in History (Norwich John Julius)(Paperback)

Today, the majority of people in the world live in cities. The implications and challenges associated with this fact are enormous. But how did we get here?From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, this book explores how great cities have marked the

The Oxford Handbook of Cities in World History (Clark Peter)(Paperback)

In 2008 for the first time the majority of the planet's inhabitants lived in cities and towns. Becoming globally urban has been one of mankind's greatest collective achievements over time, and raises many questions. How did global city systems evolve and interact in the past? How have historic

Great Cities in History(Pevná vazba)

From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization.The Great Cities in History tells their stories, starting with the earliest, from Uruk and Memphis to Jerusalem and Alexandria. Next come the fabulous

A Modern History of European Cities: 1815 to the Present (Wakeman Rosemary)(Paperback)

Rosemary Wakeman's original survey text comprehensively explores modern European urban history from 1815 to the present day. It provides a journey to cities and towns across the continent, in search of the patterns of development that have shaped the urban landscape as indelibly European. The focus

Future Cities: A Visual Guide (Dunn Nick)(Pevná vazba)

What might our cities look like in ten, twenty or fifty years? How may future cities face global challenges? Imagining the city of the future has long been an inspiration for many architects, artists and designers. This book examines how cities of the future have been visualised, what these

Bloody Welsh History: Swansea (Brookes Geoff)(Paperback)

This book explores the hidden stories of Swansea's long and dangerous past--stories of death, shipwreck, and murder. From Romans to the Red Lady, Viking raids to English attacks, deadly diseases, factory riots, slums, cholera, and Nazi bombs, you'll never see the city in the same way again. Did

Grounding Urban Natures: Histories and Futures of Urban Ecologies (Ernstson Henrik)(Paperback)

Case studies from cities on five continents demonstrate the advantages of thinking comparatively about urban environments.The global discourse around urban ecology tends to homogenize and universalize, relying on such terms as 'smart cities,' 'eco-cities,' and 'resilience,' and proposing a 'science

Global Cities: Past, Present and Future (Zhenhua Zhou)(Pevná vazba)

The pivotal nodes in the world city network are global cities---cities of supreme strategic value in global economy and politics, science and technology, culture, and society. Global Cities: Past, Present and Future explores the evolution of global cities---their formation, rise, development and

Ten Cities that Led the World - Paul Strathern

From the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, this history of ten cities explores how urban centres have led civilisation forward. Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions

Human/Machine: The Future of Our Partnership with Machines (Newman Daniel)(Paperback)

Will the workplace of the future be overrun by machines and robots? Are the new frontiers of artificial intelligence (AI) on the cusp of dethroning us in efficiency, intelligence and innovative potential? Automation and AI will augment our human world and potential. The winners of the future of

Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn (Gordis Daniel)(Paperback)

Winner of the Jewish Book of the Year AwardThe first comprehensive yet accessible history of the state of Israel from its inception to present day, from Daniel Gordis, 'one of the most respected Israel analysts' (The Forward) living and writing in Jerusalem.Israel is a tiny state, and yet it has

Autopia: The Future of Cars (Bentley Jon)(Paperback)

Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be ferried around in tiny electric bubble-cars? Or will

Clivias (Koopowitz Harold)(Paperback)

Details the history, charms, and horticulatural future of the genus

Welsh History (Brookes Geoff)(Paperback)

Sir John Pryce of Newtown Hall died in 1761. He kept the embalmed bodies of his first two wives on either side of his bed--until his third wife insisted that they were removed. America is named after a Welshman, and the Holy Grail is kept in a bank vault in West Wales . . . This book contains

Rebuilding Earth: Designing Ecoconscious Habitats for Humans (Coady Teresa)(Paperback)

A revolutionary guide to designing humane, eco-conscious homes, buildings, and cities of the future. It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on our