Using a variety of economic, financial and political indicators, this book demonstrates that the global system has become an 'architecture of collapse'. It anal

About the reasons for structural collapse, including earthquakes, metal fatigue, and terrorism.

What happens when the very ground beneath your feet gives way? In Collapse, Philip Wearne tells the stories behind the worst structural engineering disasters of

Nobody has to tell you that when things go bad, they go bad quickly and seemingly in bunches. Complicated structures like buildings or bridges are slow and labo

This innovative book investigates the concept of collapse in terms of our built environment, exploring the future transition of modern cities towards scenarios