Preface Acknowledgments and Disclaimer Chapter 1: Seeking Supercities: Surroundings, Settings, and Situations Chapter 2: Habitats for Inhabitants: Home Is Where the Heart, Hearth, and Habitat Are Chapter 3: Burrowing Beneath the Earth: Tomorrow's Troglodytes Chapter 4: Going Back to the Sea: Back to Our Beginnings Chapter 5: Settlements Above the Sky: Cities in Space Chapter 6: The Most Important Color in Supercities: Getting Green Chapter 7: Bleeding-Edge Building Materials: If You Build It, They Will Come Chapter 8: Getting Somewhere from Someplace: New Age Transportation Chapter 9: Priorities for Power: Sustainables That Keep On Giving Chapter 10: Provisioning the Populace: Resourcing Resources Chapter 11: Smart City Systems: AI and Automation Chapter 12: Super Skyscrapers: How High Can We Go? Chapter 13: New Use for Refuse: Gold in Garbage Chapter 14: Cautionary Comments on Climate Change: How to Cope Notes About the AuthorAI and Automation Chapter 12: Super Skyscrapers: How High Can We Go? Chapter 13: New Use for Refuse: Gold in Garbage Chapter 14: Cautionary Comments on Climate Change: How to Cope Notes About the AuthorAI and Automation Chapter 12: Super Skyscrapers: How High Can We Go? Chapter 13: New Use for Refuse: Gold in Garbage Chapter 14: Cautionary Comments on Climate Change: How to Cope Notes About the AuthorAI and Automation Chapter 12: Super Skyscrapers: How High Can We Go? Chapter 13: New Use for Refuse: Gold in Garbage Chapter 14: Cautionary Comments on Climate Change: How to Cope Notes About the Author.
Supercities on, under, and Beyond the Earth : Housing, Feeding, Powering, and Transporting the Urban Crowds of the Future