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Civil engineering produces the structures of all human settlements worldwide and is a vital discipline for many aspects modern life, underlying housing, transport, and our major areas and buildings related to work, study, and leisure. In this Very Short Introduction, David Muir Wood demonstrates the nature and importance of civil engineering not only in the history of civilization and urbanization, but its range of facets today, and its challenges for the future. Beginning with the challenge of creating a settlement on a deserted island, which sets out the problems that civil engineers need to solve, he looks at the social and environmental considerations as well as the science, technology, and craft of building bridges, tunnels, houses, and areas of recreation. He highlights the lives of some major civil engineers, including Brunel and Bazalgette, considers the challenges of managing water and energy, and looks at our increasing sensitivity to building and the environment. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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Ten years after the internationally acclaimed photo art collection-turned coffee table book Pieces of Jamaica, and in celebration of the island's 60th anniversary of independence, photographer David I. Muir is releasing a second volume. The award-winning photographer, along with photographer and fine artist Sean Henry, has set out to capture even more stunning images of Jamaica in 2022. The new edition, Pieces of Jamaica 60, will showcase the island beyond tourism, politics and individuals, depicting Jamaican culture not typically published or celebrated, creating a meaningful keepsake that inspires nostalgia and a patriotic spirit.The collection will feature photographs of locations, people, activities, attractions and more from the island that inspire nostalgia and a sense of home, made up of the photo art of David I. Muir, and the photos and fine artwork of Sean Henry. Pieces of Jamaica 60 will tell the story of Jamaica from the eyes of her sons and daughters, occasionally including images of old Jamaica, quotes about the island, the work itself or from popular prose, and large, immersive visuals of the most familiar Jamaican sights, as well as those the artists invite you to explore.

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