Restoring Neighborhood Streams Planning, Design, and Construction /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Riley, Ann L. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Washington, DC : Island Press/Center for Resource Economics : Imprint: Island Press, 2016.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Hydrology.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Environment, general.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

Thirty years ago, the best thinking on urban stream management prescribed cement as the solution to flooding and other problems of people and flowing water forced into close proximity. Urban streams were perceived as little more than flood control devices designed to hurry water through cities and n...