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• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Al, Stefan (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• 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, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Regional planning.; Urban planning.; City planning.; Coasts.; Sustainable development.; Environmental management.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Urbanism.; Coastal Sciences.; Sustainable Development.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.

"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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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. .