American Cities and Technology by Gerrylynn K Roberts

American Cities and Technology by Gerrylynn K Roberts

Designed to be used on its own or as a companion volume to the American Cities and Technology textbook. Chronologically, this volume ranges from the earliest technological dimensions of Amerindian settlements to the 'wired city' concept of the 1960s and internet communications of the 1990s.Its focus extends beyond the US to include telecomunications in Asian cities in the late 20th century. The topics covered: * the rise of the skyscraper *the coming of the automobile age * relations between private and public transport * the development of infrastructural technologies and systems * the implications of electronic communications * the emergence of city planning.

Gerrylynn K. Roberts is a lecturer in the Department of History of Science and Technology, and Philip Steadman is a lecturer in the Department of Architectural and Urban Morphology at the Open University.

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ISBN 13	9780415200844
ISBN 10	0415200849
Titel	American Cities and Technology
Autor	Gerrylynn K Roberts
Serie	Cities And Technology
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	1999-06-24
Seitenanzahl	280
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