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Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers/ (Record no. 6042)

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control field 6042
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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2016033169
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781781689974
050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HT371.G69 2016
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 307.76--dc23
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Vertical: The City from Satellites to Bunkers/
Statement of responsibility, etc. Stephen Graham
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Verso Books;
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2016
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 402p;
Dimensions 24x15cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. A revolutionary reimagining of the cities we live in, the air above us, and what goes on in the earth beneath our feet Today we live in a world that can no longer be read as a two-dimensional map, but must now be understood as a series of vertical strata that reach from the satellites that encircle our planet to the tunnels deep within the ground. In Vertical, Stephen Graham rewrites the city at every level: how the geography of inequality, politics, and identity is determined in terms of above and below. Starting at the edge of earth’s atmosphere and, in a series of riveting studies, descending through each layer, Graham explores the world of drones, the city from the viewpoint of an aerial bomber, the design of sidewalks and the hidden depths of underground bunkers. He asks: why was Dubai built to be seen from Google Earth? How do the super-rich in São Paulo live in their penthouses far above the street? Why do London billionaires build vast subterranean basements? And how do the technology of elevators and subversive urban explorers shape life on the surface and subsurface of the earth?
546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE
Language note English
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element TR624-835 Technology- Applied Photography
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Koha item type Book
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Withdrawn status Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Damaged status Not for loan Collection Home library Current library Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type
    Library of Congress Classification     Technology- Photography, Cinematography, Electronic Media SAF Reference Library Photography Gallery 10/21/2025   TR624-835 59.15 6042 10/21/2025 10/21/2025 Book

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