Cities The Sea
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download Cities The Sea PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Cities The Sea book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Cities The Sea
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Josef W. Konvitz
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2020-03-24
Cities The Sea written by Josef W. Konvitz and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-24 with History categories.
Originally published in 1978. Josef Konvitz provides a broad comparative study of European port cities since the Renaissance by examining how they were built and rebuilt in the context of urban industrialization. Konvitz argues that as seafaring became more critical to Western civilization, intellectuals and rulers placed more importance on urban planning. Planning looked different, of course, in various European cities. In Paris, riverside planning was patched into the existing frame of the city, whereas Scandinavian towns on the Baltic were over-designed to accommodate a degree of maritime trade unsustainable for cities writ large. In the eighteenth century, city planning fell out of vogue, and new solutions were introduced to help solve the problems created by urban development. With a series of helpful maps, Konvitz's book is an important source for urban historians of early modern Europe.
Cities And Sea Coasts And Islands
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Arthur Symons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
Cities And Sea Coasts And Islands written by Arthur Symons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with Europe categories.
Cities In The Sea
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Nicholas Coit Flemming
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Cities In The Sea written by Nicholas Coit Flemming and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Extinct cities categories.
Cities In The Sea
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Sian Lewis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Cities In The Sea written by Sian Lewis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Coral Reefs
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Anne Sheppard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Coral Reefs written by Anne Sheppard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Biotic communities categories.
Home to a quarter of all marine species, coral reefs are one of the most spectacular and diverse habitats on the planet. The wonder, life and science of these amazing living organisms is revealed in Coral Reefs: Secret Cities of the Sea. Drawing on the latest scientific research taking place across the globe, Anne Sheppard discusses the importance of coral reefs for sea and coastal life. She describes the diverse varieties of coral reef and their many and varied inhabitants, and explains how they adapt to their ever-changing environment. She also looks at how they provide a food resource, livelihood and coastal protection for many millions of people, as well as examining the threats to their existence and the latest conservation methods.The book is illustrated with images of live reefs from around the world and specially photographed specimens from the Natural History Museum, London, including corals of great significance collected on early and more recent expeditions. It also includes stunning photographs from The Catlin Seaview Survey, a unique global study of coral reefs.
Adapting Cities To Sea Level Rise
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Stefan Al
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Adapting Cities To Sea Level Rise written by Stefan Al and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Flood damage prevention categories.
"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 planners and designers who are looking for an introduction to strategies for coastal design." Kristina Hill, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley "Adapting Cities to Sea Level Rise is a frank typological exploration that synthesizes civil engineering, landscape, and urban design considerations into an accessible reference that highlights the adaptive and maladaptive tendencies of design. Rich with case studies, the book provides critical insights into the nuances shaping the life cycle of design interventions." Jesse M. Keenan, Faculty of Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design "With his book, Stefan Al presents an inspiring and extensive toolbox of strategies that cities can embrace to adapt to sea level rise. Al looks across the world optimistically: yes we can do it! And we must, since there is no time to waste. Adaptation is different in every place, and this book shows us how to maximize opportunities if only we work together in a truly inclusive and comprehensive way." Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, Kingdom of The Netherlands, Sherpa to the UN and World Bank High Level Panel on Water, and Principal for Rebuild by Design.
Cities And Sea Coasts And Islands
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : A. Symons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1920
Cities And Sea Coasts And Islands written by A. Symons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1920 with categories.
Cities At Sea
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Martin Simons
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2016-01-29
Cities At Sea written by Martin Simons and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-29 with Fiction categories.
Cities at Sea is a story set a couple of thousand years from now. Land-based civilization collapsed long ago as a result of climate change, flooding and impoverishment of soils, wars, and other causes. Knowing that about three quarters of the globe is covered by the sea, all the major coastal cities of the globe saved themselves by moving onto the oceans, developing gigantic, highly sophisticated, entirely self-sufficient rafts on which they now navigate at will. Life is easy in the raft cities for those who conform but is strictly disciplined under constant surveillance. Sal is a restless young woman who longs for something exciting. She imagines a more intimate connection with the sea and its creatures. She seeks help from a renowned genetic scientist. This leads to extraordinary adventures and changes in her and the city where she now lives. The story ends as a new era begins.
At Sea In The City
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : William Kornblum
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-05-29
At Sea In The City written by William Kornblum and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-29 with Travel categories.
New York is a city of few boundaries, a city of well-known streets and blocks that ramble on and on, into our literature, dreams, and nightmares. We know the city by the byways that split it, streets like Broadway and Madison and Flatbush and Delancey. From those streets, peering down the blocks and up at the top floors, the city seems immense and endless. And though the land itself may end at the water, the city does not. Long before Broadway was a muddy cart track, the water was the city's most distinguishing feature, the rivers the only byways of importance. Some people, like William Kornblum, still see the city as an urban archipelago, shaped by the water and the people who have sailed it for goods, money, pirate's loot, and freedom. For them, the City will always be an island. William Kornblum--New York City native, longtime sailor, urban sociologist, and first-time author--has spent decades plying the waterways of the city in his ancient catboat, Tradition. In At Sea in the City, he takes the reader along as he sails through his hometown, lovingly retelling the history of the city's waterfront and maritime culture and the stories of the men and women who made the water their own. In At Sea in the City and in Kornblum's own humility, humor, and sense of wonder, one detects echoes of E. B. White, John McPhee, and Joseph Mitchell.
Seacities
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Joerg Baumeister
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-11-28
Seacities written by Joerg Baumeister and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-28 with Political Science categories.
This book presents and discusses a strategy which includes four approaches to dealing with the risk of sea-level rise and other water hazards. It also offers opportunities for cities to explore urban extensions such as marine estates, aquatic food production systems, new sea related industries, maritime transport developments, new oceanic tourist attractions, and the designation of additional coastal ecological zones. The urban interface between Sea and Cities generates, therefore, both burning issues and valuable opportunities and raises the question of whether it is possible to solve the former by exploiting the latter?