Concrete: From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future - Softcover

Soderstrom, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889777802 ISBN 13: 9780889777804

Verlag: University of Regina Press, 2020

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A fascinating history of the carbon footprint of our concrete world―from ancient Roman architecture to urban cityscapes―and the trouble it spells for sustainability amidst rapid climate change. For readers of The Sixth Extinction and The Uninhabitable Earth , Concrete explores the history of a material that has been central to architecture and design for thousands of years―and what its future looks like in a world experiencing rapid climate change. Imagine a world without concrete: there'd be no skyscrapers, no grand irrigation projects, no out of season vegetables, no highways. There would be a shortage of electricity, more mud in some places, more solitude in others. But because of the fossil fuels and other resources required to make concrete, there also would also be less carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and less dramatic climate change. In Concrete: From Ancient Origins to a Problematic Future , Mary Soderstrom tells the story of concrete's surprising past, extravagant present, and uncertain future with careful research, lively anecdotes, and thoughtful reflection.

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Mary Soderstrom has come far from her birthplace of Walla Walla, Washington. A world traveller, Soderstrom is now a Canadian and Montrealer. She is also the award-winning author of more than a dozen fiction and non-fiction books, including her acclaimed Road Through Time: The Story of Humanity on the Move, and most recently, Frenemy Nations: Love and Hate between Neighbo(u)ring States.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Regina Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0889777802
• ISBN 13: 9780889777804
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
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