Tokio hat sie; Amsterdam und Venedig sowieso und Dubai baut sie gerade. Ob der Flughafen auf dem Wasser; schwimmende Pontonflouml;szlig;e als Ortserweiterung oder ganze Stadtviertel in Pfahlbauweise - der Trend zur kuuml;nstlichen Insel scheint unuuml;bersehbar. Immer mehr Stauml;dte und Ballungsgebiete verlagern einen Teil ihrer Infrastruktur in das Wasser und uuml;berschreiten die alte Begrenzungslinie zwischen Land und Meer. Insbesondere schwimmende Inseln galten lange Zeit als reine Utopie; als technisch nicht machbar und daruuml;ber hinaus auch unbezahlbar. Doch inzwischen sehen einige Ingenieure und Architekten in ihnen sogar den Trend der Zukunft...
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good. but not the best.By Stephen ChallisI read this book soon after reading The Prince and the Pauper. In retrospect this was an appropriate thing to do since Mark Twain wrote A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court soon after writing The Prince and the Pauper. and they are both concerned with old England and monarchs.In my opinion. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court is not as good as its predecessor as a story. Its strength lies in its biting satire about both early England and the 19th century America that Mark twain was living in.Naturally enough this satire was more effective about his own society than the English one that most of the story is set in.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Never heard of this book beforeBy Matthew KleinbergIt was on the list of free literature. so I decided to give it a try. I actually enjoyed it. The little jabs at the Church were funny. and the way the knights were viewed by Hank compared with the rest of society was hilarious. At times. I felt like I was reading something that Mel Brooks wrote.The plot. while completely new in its day. feels a little hashed and contrived now. but its still an entertaining read. Twain just seemed to have the ability to know what the reader was ready to read. and so there were very few lulls in the adventure.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Kind of long winded. but you get the sense ...By Hanover_FistKind of long winded. but you get the sense that Twain really understands people.The book is more of a commentary on modern life (at the time of its writing)Im dragging it out. fiction for me is a palate cleanser. So its interesting..
