Hazardous Metropolis : Flooding and Urban Ecology in Los Angeles /

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Despite having 114 debris dams, 5 flood control basins & nearly 500 miles of paved river channels, Los Angeles still struggles to cope with the threat of flash flooding. Orsi advances a new paradigm - the urban ecosystem - for understanding the city's complex & unpredictable waterways.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Orsi, Jared, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Flood control > Government policy.
Flood control.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > Flood Control.
Écologie urbaine > Californie > Los Angeles.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Politique gouvernementale > Californie > Los Angeles.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Californie > Los Angeles.
Urban ecology (Sociology) > California > Los Angeles.
Flood control > Government policy > California > Los Angeles.
Flood control > California > Los Angeles.
California > Los Angeles.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Despite having 114 debris dams, 5 flood control basins & nearly 500 miles of paved river channels, Los Angeles still struggles to cope with the threat of flash flooding. Orsi advances a new paradigm - the urban ecosystem - for understanding the city's complex & unpredictable waterways.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (289 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780520930087

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