Ultrawild
An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City on Earth
Steve Mushin
Description
Mind-bendingly original and full of intricate illustrations, Ultrawild is totally unique, containing over one hundred outrageously funny, scientifically plausible inventions for rewilding cities and saving the planet.
Jump into the author's brain as he designs habitat-printing robot birds and water-filtering sewer submarines, calculates how far compost cannons can blast seed bombs (over a kilometre), brainstorms biomaterials with scientists and engineers, studies ecosystems and develops a deadly serious plan to transform cities into jungles, rewilding them into carbon-sucking mega-habitats for all species, and as fast as possible.
Through marvellously designed and hilarious engineering ideas, Steve Mushin shares his vision for super-high-tech urban rewilding, covering the science of climate change, futuristic materials and foods, bio reactors, soil, forest ecosystems, mechanical flight, solar thermal power and working out just how fast we could actually turn roads into jungles, absorb carbon and reverse climate change. The book aims to empower and excite a new generation of designers, scientists, engineers and ultra-wild thinkers.
Recommended for ages 7+.
Details
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FormatHardback
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Pages80
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Size330 x 275mm
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PublisherAllen & Unwin
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ISBN9781760292812