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Full Record Check this checkbox to mark or unmark the current record AUTHOR Steele, Philip, 1948-. TITLE Eyewitness. City [electronic resource] / written by Philip Steele. IMPRINT New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2011. DESCRIPTION 1 online resource (72 p.) : col. ill. SERIES Eyewitness. SERIES Gale eBook. NOTE At head of title: Eyewitness. NOTE Includes index. CONTENT NOTE What is a city? -- The first towns -- Where and why? -- Spires and domes -- Eternal cities -- Forgotten cities -- Walls and towers -- Trade and industry -- Cities at war -- City zones -- Urban anatomy -- High-rise -- Urban sprawl -- People pressure -- Come together! -- The city at work -- On the move -- Under our feet -- Supplying the city -- Running the city -- Landmarks and symbols -- Open spaces -- Metropolitan arts -- Sporting life -- Festival! -- The city never sleeps -- Battling the elements -- In the danger zone -- Cities of the future -- Top 10 cities -- Sights and monuments -- Cities by numbers. SUMMARY Introduces the world's most fascinating, fast-paced cities and how they grow and function, including suburbs, shanty towns, and high-rise business districts. SUBJECT Cities and towns. SUBJECT City and town life. DISCIPLINE Geography. DISCIPLINE Internet Resources. DISCIPLINE Liberal Studies -- Globalization. OTHER TITLE City. LINK Available via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access (Password can be acquired from eClass public announcement) ISBN 9780756673772 (ebk.). Location Call Number Status World Wide Web 307.76 STE ebook Internet 網上資源