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Adapting cities to sea level rise : green and gray strategies /

"Stefan Al provides an accessible overview of typical strategies for designing an urban shoreline to respond to flooding, with a strong emphasis on past and present Dutch approaches. Numerous illustrations make it useful for non-designers, as well as students of design. I recommend the book to...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Al, Stefan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prelims
  • Acknowledgments
  • Forward by Edgar Westerhof
  • Introduction
  • Part One: City Strategies
  • Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands
  • New York City, New York, USA
  • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Part Two: Local Strategies
  • Hard-Protect Strategies
  • Soft-Protect Strategies
  • Store Strategies
  • Retreat Strategies
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index.