River, space, design : planning strategies, methods and projects for urban rivers /
"Urban riverbanks are attractive locations and highly prized recreational environments. The designs of urban river landscapes must fulfill a broad range of requirements: flood control, open space design, and ecology are as a rule the three dominant themes, and they must often be reconciled with...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Basel :
Birkhäuser,
[2012]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Fundamentals
- Introduction
- Prerequisites for Planning Urban River Spaces
- Water Spaces and their Processes
- Designing Water Spaces
- Design Catalogue
- Introduction
- A. Embankment Walls and Promenades
- B. Dikes and Flood Walls
- C. Flood Areas
- D. Riverbeds and Currents
- E. Dynamic River Landscapes
- Project Catalogue
- Introduction
- A. Embankment Walls and Promenades
- B. Dikes and Flood Walls
- C. Flood Areas
- D. Riverbeds and Currents
- E. Dynamic River Landscapes
- Appendix
- Project Credits and References
- Further Reference Projects
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Indices
- Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Illustration Credits
- Backmatter.