By Stephen Graham
ISBN-10: 1781687935
ISBN-13: 9781781687932
ISBN-10: 1781689970
ISBN-13: 9781781689974
A progressive reimagining of the towns we are living in, the air above us, and what is going on within the earth underneath our feet
Today we are living in an international which could not be learn as a two-dimensional map, yet needs to now be understood as a sequence of vertical strata that extend from the satellites that encircle our planet to the tunnels deep in the floor. In Vertical, Stephen Graham rewrites the town at each point: how the geography of inequality, politics, and id is decided when it comes to above and below.
Starting on the fringe of earth’s surroundings and, in a chain of riveting stories, descending via each one layer, Graham explores the area of drones, the town from the perspective of an aerial bomber, the layout of sidewalks and the hidden depths of underground bunkers. He asks: why was once Dubai equipped to be noticeable from Google Earth? How do the super-rich in São Paulo stay of their penthouses a long way above the road? Why do London billionaires construct tremendous subterranean basements? and the way do the know-how of elevators and subversive city explorers form existence at the floor and subsurface of the earth?
Vertical will make you examine the realm round you anew: this can be a revolution in realizing your house within the world.
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