The First City on Mars: An Urban Planner’s Guide to Settling the Red Planet

Hundreds of novels, films, and TV shows have speculated about what it would be like for us Earthlings to build cities on Mars. To make it a reality, however, these dreamers are in sore need of additional conceptual tools in their belt—particularly, a rich knowledge of city planning and design. Enter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hollander, Justin B.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Space Exploration
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Welcome to Mars
  • Chapter 2. Learning from Earth’s Colonization
  • Chapter 3. Lessons from Six Decades of Space Exploration
  • Chapter 4. Designing Mars for Humans: The First Principle
  • Chapter 5. Transportation Dimensions
  • Chapter 6. Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Dimensions
  • Chapter 7. Non-Transportation Infrastructure Dimensions
  • Chapter 8. Mars Planning Precedents
  • Chapter 9. Other Off-World Planning Precedents
  • Chapter 10. Template for a Mars Colony
  • Chapter 11. Conclusion