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1、U.S.$35.00Canada$49.00Haveyoueverwonderedhowthewaterinyourfaucetgetsthere?Whereyourgarbagegoes?Whatallthepipesunderneathcitystreetsdo?Forthosewhohaveeverstoppedmid-crosswalk,lookedaroundatarapidlymovingmetropolis,andaskedthemselves"Howdoesitallwork?,"THEWORKSisrequiredreading.ALLCITIES,BIGANDSMA
2、LL,relyonavastarrayofinterconnectedsystemstotakecareoftheircitizens'mostbasicneeds:keepingwaterbubblingthroughthepipes,trafficmovingonthestreets,powerflowingtobusinessesandhomes.Largelyinvisibleandalmostalwaystakenforgranted,thesearethebasicbuildingblocksofurbanlife.Buthowexactlydothesesystemswo
3、rk?UsingNewYorkCity—amongthebiggestandmostcomplexofworldcities—asitspointofreference,TheWorks:AnatomyofaCityanswersthatquestion.Deftlyinterweavingtextandgraphics,itshedslightonthetechnologiesthatpowerthemetropolis:howdoabilliongallonsofwatereachdaygettocityhomesandbusinesses?Whocoordinatestraffi
4、clightstokeeptrafficmovingonroads?HowdoflowersgettoyourcornerstorefromHollandorbananasfromEcuador?Wheredoeswastegowhenyouflushyourtoilet?Whathappenswhenasubwaycarstalls?Italsodescribesthepeoplewholiebehindthesetechnologies—thepilotwhobringsashipthroughtheNarrows,thesandhogswhoarediggingWaterTunn
5、elNo.3underManhattan,themaintenanceengineerwhoensurestheHollandTunneldoesn'tleak.Scatteredthroughoutarefascinatingfactsandanecdotes:didyouknowthattheGeorgeWashingtonBridgewasoriginallydesignedtobecladinconcrete,butitsskeletonwassoattractivethatthePortAuthoritydecidedtoleaveit"naked"?Orthatcityse
6、wageusedtobesentbytraintoafieldinwesternTexasbutisnowroutinelyturnedintopelletsthat(continuedonbackflap)1105(continued/rom/ront/lap)fertilizeorangegrovesinFlorida?ThatthemorethanabilliongallonsofwaterNewYorkersuseeachdayaregravityfed,meaningtheywillnaturallyrisetothesixthfloorofanybuildingwithou
7、tneedingapump?Orthatretiredsubwaycarstravelbybargetothemid-Atlantic,wheretheyaredumpedoverboardtoformnaturalreefsforfish?Uniqueinthebreadthanddepthofitsinformation,hereis"thecitythatneversleeps"operating24/7.TheWorksistheult
