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• Science and the City

  the Mechanics Behind the Metropolis

  Winkless, Laurie

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  Examines the science of cities from every angle

• Aerotropolis

  the Way We'll Live Next

  Kasarda, John D.

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  A look at one possible future for the world's cities

• Built

  the Hidden Stories Behind Our Structures

  Agrawal, Roma, 1983-

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  This fascinating history of structural engineering from ancient times to the modern day

• Built on Bones

  15,000 Years of Urban Life and Death

  Hassett, Brenna

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  What happened when we started living together in cities? - the archaeological evidence

• Christchurch

  Our Underground Story

  Wilkins, Phil (Engineer)

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  A brilliant locally produced "lift-the-flap" book for children about what lies underneath our feet here in our very own city

• Darwin Comes to Town

  How the Urban Jungle Drives Evolution

  Schilthuizen, Menno

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  Why cities are the best places to study evolution

• The Endless City

  the Urban Age Project

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  A look at the future of cities around the world from the Urban Age Project at the London School of Economics - also check out the sequel - "Living in the Endless City"

• Feral Cities

  Adventures With Animals in the Urban Jungle

  Donovan, Tristan, 1975-

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  A fascinating account of urban wildlife around the world and how animals are adjusting to city life

• Happy City

  Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design

  Montgomery, Charles, 1968-

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  A travelogue the looks at the psychology of urban life around the world and how we can make cities happier places to live

• A History of Future Cities

  Brook, Daniel

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  A fascinating look at how four global cities have each developed and embraced modernity in their own unique ways

• How Cities Work

  Explore the City Inside, Outside and Underground : With Loads of Flaps to Lift

  Hancock, James Gulliver

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  A "lift-the-flap" book for children with a global perspective from Lonely Planet

• If Mayors Ruled the World

  Dysfunctional Nations, Rising Cities

  Barber, Benjamin R., 1939-

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  An exploration of why cities, rather than nation states, are the places to look for innovations in governance

• Nature All Around Us

  a Guide to Urban Ecology

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  There is far more nature in cities than we often realise - a guide to urban ecology

• The Neighborhood Project

  Using Evolution to Improve My City, One Block at a Time

  Wilson, David Sloan

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  A biologist looks at how evolutionary ideas can help improve city life

• Scale

  the Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies

  West, Geoffrey B.

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  A scientific exploration of how the concept of scale applies to cities and other highly complex systems

• Transit Maps of the World

  Ovenden, Mark, 1963-

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  An endlessly fascinating compilation of maps of city transport systems from around the world