Overview
- Develops the principles for the construction of a living habitat within a space ship
- Analyzes cutting-edge scientific developments in plans for space colonization from a multi-disciplinary perspective
- Brings together a variety of discussions on an original, people-centered approach to issues of space habitation
Part of the book series: Springer Praxis Books (PRAXIS)
Part of the book sub series: Space Exploration (SPACEE)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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An Ecological View of the Interstellar Question
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Front Matter
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Anthology of Interstellar Culture
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Back Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“The chapters are well referenced, giving readers the opportunity to follow-up points of interest. ... Professor Armstrong is to be congratulated on weaving together many different perspectives on the far future of space exploration – in an age of ultra-specialisation, that in itself is simulating and refreshing.” (Ian Crawford, The Observatory, Vol. 137 (1261), December, 2017)
“This peculiar and interesting book is suitable if you are curious about the matter of long space travels, like e.g. hundreds of years, and the problem of the colonization of new worlds. The solution presented here is a serious study on the so-called ‘generation ships’, which are well-known among science-fiction readers. … An intriguing book about an unusual subject.” (Gabriella Bernardi, Astrocom et al., astrocometal.blogspot.de, January, 2017)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Armstong’s interest in space dates back to the 1990s. Armstrong is project leader for the Icarus Interstellar group, working on laying the groundwork for the construction of a starship in Earth’s orbit within a hundred years and is Director of The Institute for Interstellar Studies for Sustainability and the Environment.
Throughout her career Armstrong has been recognized as a pioneer. The International Journal of Environmental Investing nominated her as among the most influential environmental academics in May 2014, and she was a coauthor on a paper published in 2013 for the International Journal of General Systems, awarded the distinction as best paper by Taylor & Francis. She has been named as one of the Wired 2013 Smart List, as one of the 2013 ICON 50 and one of the ten people in the UK that may shape the UK’s economic recovery by Director Magazine in 2012. In the same year Armstrong was nominated as one of the most inspiring top nine women by Chick Chip magazine and as one of the BBC Focus Magazine’s August 2011 edition’s ‘ideas that could change the world.’ Her TED Talk “Architecture that repairs itself” was voted as #1 on Diane von Furstenberg’s playlist and as #3 on Bjork’s list of favorite talks, heard more than 750,000 times. She was recently appointed Professor of Experimental Architecture at the University of Newcastle.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Star Ark
Book Subtitle: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship
Editors: Rachel Armstrong
Series Title: Springer Praxis Books
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31042-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31040-4Published: 23 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31042-8Published: 13 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 492
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 107 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Design, general