Engineering

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IEEE Spectrum June 2007	Tata Power Company's Islanding Scheme for Mumbai The following is Tata Power Company's description of the islanding system it employs to avoid catastrophic blackouts in Mumbai when the regional grid the utility is connected to goes down.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007	Slideshow: Scenes of Mumbai Photos of the Indian city's power grid challenges and solutions.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Jean Kumagai	A Brief History of Earthquake Warnings The idea of using seismic waves to provide advanced warning of impending doom is not new. Here is a short background to the development of seismic alert systems.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007	Slideshow: Scenes of Tokyo Photos of the Japanese city's earthquake-wary infrastructure.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007	Slideshow: Building a Megacity Photos: The Empire State Building... The Brooklyn Bridge... New York City subway system... etc.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007	Slideshow: Scenes of New York City Photos of New York City Police Department's advanced technology systems.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Susan Hassler	Engineering The Megacity The bright lights of big cities will continue to draw us together, and technology can nudge our increasingly urban development in the direction of peaceful, clean, and safe communal living.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Steven Cherry	How to Build a Green City Shanghai hopes to build the world's first truly sustainable city.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Erico Guizzo	How to Keep 18 Million People Moving The Brazilian megacity of Sao Paulo operates the world's most complex bus system. Here's how it works.
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Willie D. Jones	Made-to-Measure Mass Transit Driverless cars aim to give each passenger a customized ride.
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