AMERICAN CITIES AND TECHNOLOGY by Gerrylynn K. Roberts, Philip Steadman ( 9780415200844 )

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Title:

AMERICAN CITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
WILDERNESS TO WIRED CITY

By:

Gerrylynn K. Roberts, Philip Steadman

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Paperback

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0415200849

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9780415200844

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

24 June, 1999

Series:

Cities and Technology

Pages:

280

Description:

Looks at the social history of technology. Among the issues discussed are the rise of the skyscraper, the coming of the automobile age, relations between private and public transport, & the development of infrastructural technologies.

Synopsis:

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.

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190 illustrations

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Routledge

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