Rivers in History : Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America /

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"Examines the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers. The authors view this dynamic relationship through political, cultural, industrial, social, and ecological perspectives in national and transnational settings. This book analyzes the regional, national, an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Zeller, Thomas, 1966-, Mauch, Christof
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Wasserstrasse.
Floder > historia > Förenta staterna.
Floder > historia > Europa.
Fluss.
Fluss > Nordamerika.
Fluss > Europa.
Wasserstrasse
Fluss
Anthropogeografie
Rivers.
Cours d'eau > Amerique du Nord.
Cours d'eau > Europe.
Rivers > North America.
Rivers > Europe.
Europa.
Nordamerika.
USA
Nordamerika
Europa
North America.
Europe.
Aufsatzsammlung.
Kongress > Washington (DC) > 2003.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Examines the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers. The authors view this dynamic relationship through political, cultural, industrial, social, and ecological perspectives in national and transnational settings. This book analyzes the regional, national, and international politicization of rivers, the use and treatment of waterways in urban versus rural environments, and the increasing role of international commissions in ecological and commercial legislation for the protection of river resources"--Publisher description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9780822973416

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