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This book examines fundamental issues of macro-engineering from the
viewpoints of psychiatry, management, and law. It describes a
general theory to guide future decisions on large-scale projects
and programs, and discusses the cases in the context of a set of
public-interest guidelines.
This book offers fresh perspectives and innovative thinking of
macro-engineering as the most promising approach to
macro-engineering projects in the U.S. industry. It also addresses
the concerns of developing countries over the potential impact of
macro-engineering projects.
This volume examines fundamental issues of macro-engineering-now a
planetary norm-from the viewpoints of psychiatry, social science,
management, and law. The contributors suggest a general theory to
guide future decisions on large-scale projects and programs and
analyze specific cases in the context of a set of public-interest
guidelines.
Macro-engineering projects--enormous undertakings such as the
design and construction of new cities, energy islands, and even
outer-space industrial complexes--require bold vision, courage, and
optimism as well as engineering and management skills. The need for
individuals with these qualities is growing as the United States
faces its greatest chal
Humans are builders--we make structures to span rivers, to connect
points of land, to offer shelter. Indeed, throughout history,
civilizations have created structures of such immense scale,
requiring such tremendous resources, that they might have been
thought impossible. From the Taj Mahal to the Suez Canal, from
Solomon's Temple to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, these feats of
macro-engineering are a testament to the creativity and foresight
of engineers, architects, government officials, and diplomats. Who
came up with the ideas for these projects? How did they see them
through to completion? What obstacles--diplomatic, legal,
logistical, and engineering--had to be overcome for these
structures to be built? What impact did these engineering projects
have on the economies and cultures of their societies? This
encyclopedia answers all these questions, showing how central these
great engineering projects are to the history of civilization. It
includes the legal documents that launched them. Building the World
comprises detailed entries on over forty of the most important
engineering projects in world history, such as: Washington D.C.: A
"master-planned" city created to house the government of the new
country of the United States Eiffel Tower: The construction of this
now-iconic feature of Paris was protested by such leading French
figures as writers Emile Zola and Alexandre Dumas The Channel
Tunnel: While the actual tunnel was not completed until 1993, the
idea of a tunnel under the English Channel was considered as early
as 1802 by Napoleon. The rich illustration program includes 66
photographs and 30 illustrations, maps, and drawings that document
the most important structures ever built.Each entry includes a
detailed history of the planning and construction of the project,
and a discussion of its subsequent importance. A unique feature of
the encyclopedia is an extensive primary source collection that
illustrates how the decision to create such a structure came to be,
demonstrating the importance of individuals in imagining, planning,
and building some of the most famous engineering landmarks in the
world.
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