Beneath the metropolis : the secret lives of cities / Alex Marshall ; editor, David Emblidge.

Main entry:

Marshall, Alex, 1959-

Title & Author:

Beneath the metropolis : the secret lives of cities / Alex Marshall ; editor, David Emblidge.

Edition:

1st Carroll & Graf ed.

Publication:

New York : Caroll & Graf, 2006.

Description:

257 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-244) and index.
Introduction -- New York-- Chicago -- San Francisco -- Mexico City -- Paris -- Rome -- London -- Moscow -- Cairo -- Tokyo -- Beijing -- Sydney -- Conclusion -- Source notes -- Photograph credits -- Index -- Acknowledgments.

Summary:

"The pulse of great cities may be most palpable above ground, but it is below the busy streets where we can observe their rich archaeological history and the infrastructure that keeps them running. In The Secret Lives of Cities journalist Alex Marshall investigates how geological features, archaeological remnants of past civilizations, and layered networks transporting water, electricity, and people, have shaped these cities through centuries of political turbulence and advancements in engineering? and how they are determining the course of the cities' future"--Publisher website (April 2007).

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0786718641 (hbk.)
9780786718641 (hbk.)
0786720263
9780786720262

Subject:

Underground construction.
Underground areas.
Underground utility lines.
Subways.
Urban geography.
Cities and towns.
Civilization, Subterranean.
Cities
Constructions souterraines.
Zones souterraines.
Réseaux souterrains.
Métros.
Géographie urbaine.
Villes.
Intraterrestres.
underground environments.
subways.
human geography.
cities.

Added entries:

Emblidge, David.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 250609
Call No.: BIB 180106
Status: Available

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