Download or read book The Floating Towns of Tomorrow written by Daniela Procopio and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2024-03-27 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues such as climate change, energy crises, population growth and the increasing concentration of residents in urban areas are the challenges of the future, and some solutions to these challenges are already on the way. New plans for floating cities are one of these answers. This book proposes several viable urban planning solutions applicable to many coastal cities of the world, starting from a pilot project in the city of Singapore. The book provides a truly innovative urban planning and architectural solution, as well as an interesting overview of the characteristics of floating constructions. The topics explored in the book will be of great interest not just for the various operators in the architecture and development sectors, but also for all those who wish to feel involved in rethinking our cities.
Download or read book Seasteading written by Joe Quirk and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these “thought-provoking visions of the future” (The Wall Street Journal), Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman of the Seasteading Institute explain how ocean cities can solve many of our environmental, technological, and civic problems, and introduce the visionaries and pioneers who are now making seasteading a reality. Our planet has been suffering from serious environmental problems and their social and political consequences. But imagine a vast new source of sustainable and renewable energy that would also bring more equitable economies. A previously untapped source of farming that could produce significant new sources of nutrition. Future societies where people could choose the communities they want to live in, free from the restrictions of conventional citizenship. This extraordinary vision of our near future as imagined in Seasteading attracted the powerful support of Silicon Valley’s Peter Thiel—and it may be drawing close to reality. Facing growing environmental threats, French Polynesia has already signed on to build some of the world’s first seasteads. Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman show us how cities built on floating platforms in the ocean will work, and they profile some of the visionaries who are implementing basic concepts of seasteading today. An entrepreneur’s dream, these floating cities will become laboratories for innovation and creativity. Seasteading “offers hope for a future when life on land has grown grim” (Kirkus Reviews), proving the adage that yesterday’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
Download or read book The Petropolis of Tomorrow written by Neeraj Bhatia and published by Actar D, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, Brazil has discovered vast quantities of petroleum deep within its territorial waters, inciting the construction of a series of cities along its coast and in the ocean. We could term these developments as Petropolises, or cities formed from resource extraction. The Petropolis of Tomorrow is a design and research project, originally undertaken at Rice University that examines the relationship between resource extraction and urban development in order to extract new templates for sustainable urbanism. Organized into three sections: Archipelago Urbanism, Harvesting Urbanism, and Logistical Urbanism, which consist of theoretical, technical, and photo articles as well as design proposals, The Petropolis of Tomorrow elucidates not only a vision for water-based urbanism of the floating frontier city, it also speculates on new methodologies for integrating infrastructure, landscape, urbanism and architecture within the larger spheres of economics, politics, and culture that implicate these disciplines. Contributions: Oriol Bohigas, Arnold Reijdorp and Casanova+Hernandez
Download or read book TechTV s Catalog of Tomorrow written by Andrew Zolli and published by New Riders. This book was released on 2003 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "TechTV's Catalog of Tomorrow" offers an exciting glimpse at the new trends and technologies that will shape lives, society and the planet in the next 15-20 years. Nearly 100 topics are showcased, in a clearly written and visually arresting style that provides an overview of current and future developments, with timelines, statistics, and pointers to online resources.
Download or read book Tackling Tomorrow Today written by Arthur B. Shostak and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains seventeen essays discussing major challenges and issues the United States faces at home and abroad.
Download or read book The Nature of Tomorrow written by Michael Rawson and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of how Western visions of endless future growth have contributed to the global environmental crisis For centuries, the West has produced stories about the future in which humans use advanced science and technology to transform the earth. Michael Rawson uses a wide range of works that include Francis Bacon’s New Atlantis, the science fiction novels of Jules Verne, and even the speculations of think tanks like the RAND Corporation to reveal the environmental paradox at the heart of these narratives: the single-minded expectation of unlimited growth on a finite planet. Rawson shows how these stories, which have long pervaded Western dreams about the future, have helped to enable an unprecedentedly abundant and technology-driven lifestyle for some while bringing the threat of environmental disaster to all. Adapting to ecological realities, he argues, hinges on the ability to create new visions of tomorrow that decouple growth from the idea of progress.
Download or read book Skyward Bound Cities written by Nova York and published by Publifye AS. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Skyward Bound Cities presents a world where gravity's unpredictability has forced humanity skyward, creating floating metropolises that defy imagination. Zara, a young South Asian architect, navigates this aerial realm, designing structures that dance on the edge of science and magic. When an ominous force threatens to send these lofty abodes plummeting, Zara must unravel a mystery that intertwines ancient levitation wisdom with cutting-edge anti-gravity technology. As Zara races against time, readers are transported between her urgent present-day quest and illuminating historical vignettes, each revealing another piece of the gravitational puzzle. The narrative soars through themes of cultural preservation and technological ethics, painting a vivid picture of a society suspended between earth and sky. With lyrical prose and rich sensory details, this unique blend of urban fantasy, science fiction, and magical realism offers a fresh perspective on the ""floating world"" concept, inviting readers to explore the breathtaking possibilities—and perils—of a civilization unbound by earthly tethers.
Download or read book Future Cities written by Nick Dunn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 projects sought to communicate and what the implications may be for us now. It provides a visual history of the future and explores the relationships between different visualisation techniques and ideologies for cities. Thinking about what futures are, who they are for, why they are desirable, and how and when they are to be brought into being is central to this book. Through visualisation we are able to experiment in ways that would be impractical and potentially hazardous in the real world, and this book, therefore, aims to contribute toward a better understanding of the power and agency of visualisations for future cities. In this lavishly illustrated text, the authors apply several critical lenses to consider the subject in different ways: technological futures, social futures, and global futures, providing a comprehensive survey and analysis of visions for future cities, and engaging creatively with how we perceive tomorrow's world and future studies more widely.
Download or read book Once Upon a Time in Chuco Town written by Jesus Morales and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-05-14 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chuco town was a dangerous place to live. People lived in fear until a group of teenagers stood up to the violence of the corrupted and the monsters. Nobody was safe during the day or the night. A scientist heard about their reputation, and he traveled to Chuco town. He was pleased with their bravery. He ended up giving them a new technology. He also told them that his daughter was in danger, and their enemies were the ones that wanted to hurt her. With the new technology, the kids were willing to defend Chuco town and, of course, Princess Luzerella.
Download or read book Shanghai Future written by Anna Greenspan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charts the changing landscape of Shanghai as it embraces modernity
Download or read book The Floating Book written by Michelle Lovric and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venice, 1468. Sosia Simeon, a free-spirited sensualist, is the lover of many men in the fabled city, though married to one she despises. On the edge of the Grand Canal, Wendelin von Speyer sets up the first printing press in Venice and looks for the book that will make his fortune. When he tempts fate by publishing Catullus, the poet whose desperate and unrequited love inspired the most tender and erotic poems of antiquity, a scandal is set in motion that will change all their lives forever.
Download or read book Artificial Intelligence For Dummies written by John Paul Mueller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forget far-away dreams of the future. Artificial intelligence is here now! Every time you use a smart device or some sort of slick technology—be it a smartwatch, smart speaker, security alarm, or even customer service chat box—you’re engaging with artificial intelligence (AI). If you’re curious about how AI is developed—or question whether AI is real—Artificial Intelligence For Dummies holds the answers you’re looking for. Starting with a basic definition of AI and explanations of data use, algorithms, special hardware, and more, this reference simplifies this complex topic for anyone who wants to understand what operates the devices we can’t live without. This book will help you: Separate the reality of artificial intelligence from the hype Know what artificial intelligence can accomplish and what its limits are Understand how AI speeds up data gathering and analysis to help you make informed decisions more quickly See how AI is being used in hardware applications like drones, robots, and vehicles Know where AI could be used in space, medicine, and communication fields sooner than you think Almost 80 percent of the devices you interact with every day depend on some sort of AI. And although you don’t need to understand AI to operate your smart speaker or interact with a bot, you’ll feel a little smarter—dare we say more intelligent—when you know what’s going on behind the scenes. So don’t wait. Pick up this popular guide to unlock the secrets of AI today!
Download or read book Scourge written by David H. Burton and published by Stonehenge Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two dads, five siblings, and goggles! Grim Doyle has always known his life was not exactly "normal", and things get even more curious when he discovers a set of stones that sweep him and his family to the fantasy, steampunk world of Verne - a place they had escaped from years ago. Now that they've returned, Grim and his siblings hide from the evil Lord Victor and his minions. And while learning about Jinns, Mystics, and the power of absinth they try to discover who is trying to kill them with the deadly Scourge.
Download or read book The Future of the Health Sciences written by Stanley Lesse and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1981 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Cities in Tomorrow s World written by David Reuben Michelsohn and published by Julian Messner. This book was released on 1973 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses problems such as housing shortages, environmental pollution, and poor public transportation that challenge urban survival.
Download or read book Discover Tomorrow written by Nichole Haines and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scientific Authority Twentieth century America written by Ronald G. Walters and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Scientific Authority and Twentieth-Century America Ronald G. Walters brings together a distinguished group of contributors to reflect - often critically - on scientific and medical claims to moral, social, and political authority.
