Cities Rivers
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River Cities City Rivers
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Author : Thaisa Way
language : en
Publisher: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
Release Date : 2018-06-04
River Cities City Rivers written by Thaisa Way and has been published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-04 with categories.
Cities have been built alongside rivers throughout history--shaping the development of urban landscapes and altering ecologies. Yet we have rarely given these urban landscapes their due. River Cities, City Rivers explores how such histories have shaped the present and how they might inform our visions of the future.
Urban Rivers
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Author : Stephane Castonguay
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2012-05-10
Urban Rivers written by Stephane Castonguay and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-10 with History categories.
Urban Rivers examines urban interventions on rivers through politics, economics, sanitation systems, technology, and societies; how rivers affected urbanization spatially, in infrastructure, territorial disputes, and in flood plains, and via their changing ecologies. Providing case studies from Vienna to Manitoba, the chapters assemble geographers and historians in a comparative survey of how cities and rivers interact from the seventeenth century to the present. Rising cities and industries were great agents of social and ecological changes, particularly during the nineteenth century, when mass populations and their effluents were introduced to river environments. Accumulated pollution and disease mandated the transfer of wastes away from population centers. In many cases, potable water for cities now had to be drawn from distant sites. These developments required significant infrastructural improvements, creating social conflicts over land jurisdiction and affecting the lives and livelihood of nonurban populations. The effective reach of cities extended and urban space was remade. By the mid-twentieth century, new technologies and specialists emerged to combat the effects of industrialization. Gradually, the health of urban rivers improved. From protoindustrial fisheries, mills, and transportation networks, through industrial hydroelectric plants and sewage systems, to postindustrial reclamation and recreational use, Urban Rivers documents how Western societies dealt with the needs of mass populations while maintaining the viability of their natural resources. The lessons drawn from this study will be particularly relevant to today's emerging urban economies situated along rivers and waterways.
Cities Rivers
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Author : Iñaki Alday
language : en
Publisher: Actar D, Inc.
Release Date : 2024-04-29
Cities Rivers written by Iñaki Alday and has been published by Actar D, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-04-29 with Architecture categories.
A selection of architecture, landscape and urbanism works from aldayjover | architecture and landscape, an office based in Barcelona, Spain and Virginia in the United States. A collection of projects -- designed from their local and territorial DNA -- that respond in new ways to the global socio-ecological crisis in which we have been in engaged with since the beginning of the 21st century. Featured works include public spaces, architecture and urban studies that incorporate natural dynamics and that also emphasize -- recovering in some cases -- legal access among all citizens and equal access to the city and its opportunities. The works presented are particularly renowned given their leadership role in a new approach to the relationship between cities and rivers, in which natural dynamics become part of the public space, eliminating the effect of “catastrophe”.
Rivers In The City
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Author : Roy Mann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Rivers In The City written by Roy Mann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Cities and towns categories.
Rivers Lost Rivers Regained
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Author : Martin Knoll
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2017-04-26
Rivers Lost Rivers Regained written by Martin Knoll and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-26 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Many cities across the globe are rediscovering their rivers. After decades or even centuries of environmental decline and cultural neglect, waterfronts have been vamped up and become focal points of urban life again; hidden and covered streams have been daylighted while restoration projects have returned urban rivers in many places to a supposedly more natural state. This volume traces the complex and winding history of how cities have appropriated, lost, and regained their rivers. But rather than telling a linear story of progress, the chapters of this book highlight the ambivalence of these developments. The four sections in Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained discuss how cities have gained control and exerted power over rivers and waterways far upstream and downstream; how rivers and floodplains in cityscapes have been transformed by urbanization and industrialization; how urban rivers have been represented in cultural manifestations, such as novels and songs; and how more recent strategies work to redefine and recreate the place of the river within the urban setting. At the nexus between environmental, urban, and water histories, Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained points out how the urban-river relationship can serve as a prime vantage point to analyze fundamental issues of modern environmental attitudes and practices.
River Cities In Asia
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Author : Rita Padawangi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-07-21
River Cities In Asia written by Rita Padawangi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-21 with categories.
River Cities in Asia uncovers the intimate relationship between rivers and cities in Asia from a multi-disciplinary perspective in the humanities and the social sciences. As rivers have shaped human settlement patterns, economies, culture and rituals, so too have humans impacted the flow and health of rivers. In Asia, the sheer scale of urbanization increases the urgency of addressing challenges facing urban rivers, leading to the importance of historically, socially, and culturally relevant solutions. However, cities are also uneven landscapes of power, affecting chances to achieve holistic ecological approaches. The central premise of River Cities in Asia is that a "river city" is one where proximity between a river and a city exists across time and space, natural and social dimensions. Recognition of these deep connections can help to better contextualize policy solutions aimed at rivers and their ecologies, including human life.
Rivers In The Cities
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Author : Ivana Lampartová
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Rivers In The Cities written by Ivana Lampartová and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Rivers Lost Rivers Regained
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Author : Martin Knoll
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2017-06-13
Rivers Lost Rivers Regained written by Martin Knoll and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-13 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Many cities across the globe are rediscovering their rivers. After decades or even centuries of environmental decline and cultural neglect, waterfronts have been vamped up and become focal points of urban life again; hidden and covered streams have been daylighted while restoration projects have returned urban rivers in many places to a supposedly more natural state. This volume traces the complex and winding history of how cities have appropriated, lost, and regained their rivers. But rather than telling a linear story of progress, the chapters of this book highlight the ambivalence of these developments. The four sections in Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained discuss how cities have gained control and exerted power over rivers and waterways far upstream and downstream; how rivers and floodplains in cityscapes have been transformed by urbanization and industrialization; how urban rivers have been represented in cultural manifestations, such as novels and songs; and how more recent strategies work to redefine and recreate the place of the river within the urban setting. At the nexus between environmental, urban, and water histories, Rivers Lost, Rivers Regained points out how the urban-river relationship can serve as a prime vantage point to analyze fundamental issues of modern environmental attitudes and practices.
Urban And Metropolitan Rivers
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Author : Joaquim Farguell Pérez
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2024-10-26
Urban And Metropolitan Rivers written by Joaquim Farguell Pérez and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-10-26 with Science categories.
This book provides a detailed description of fluvial processes and their influence on urban sites. During the urban expansion of modern cities throughout the twentieth century, rivers have become a source of problems during high flood events. However, due to growing social pressure, especially in dense cities, rivers are viewed as new leisure areas given that they also provide highly valuable ecosystem services. People seek open and environmentally friendly spaces amidst the dense street networks of cities. Yet, we should not forget that rivers are not merely domesticated elements of nature for leisure purposes only. Flooding risks and damages are possible within urban environments. How should we address the social and ecological interactions? How should we plan for these complexities to meet the growing social requirements and needs while respecting river dynamics? Hydrologists, geomorphologists, engineers, geographers and urban planners could leverage the knowledge and examples provided to enhance the interaction between nature and society in the growing cities of the twenty-first century.
Capital City Rivers
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Author : Jane Pearson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Capital City Rivers written by Jane Pearson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Arid regions categories.
Australia has a vast array of rivers, some that support large communities, even Capital cities, and have been changed over time by humans needing irrigation for agriculture, drinking water, and water for industry and recreation. Many other rivers are remote and wild, and support abundant wildlife and have changed little in centuries. Many Australian rivers are dry for most of the year and rely on flooding rains to run at all. Most of Australia's capital cities began on the banks of rivers. The rivers provided fresh water and access by ship or boat. As the settlements grew, the rivers changed and so did the ways they were used. Find out about the Aboriginal people who lived along the rivers, and the importance of the rivers in their lives. Read about the British explorers and early settlers who brought great changes, and about the importance of the rivers today in Capital City Rivers.
