Atlas of Dutch Water Cities - F. Hooimeijer; H. Meyer; A. Nienhuis
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Fransje Hooimeijer, Han Meyer, Arjan Nienhuis
Atlas of Dutch water cities
The Dutch have a rich and internationally renowned tradition when it comes to the intense relationship between urban development and water engineering. Their expertise and knowledge of the laws of water and ingenuous technology have helped them successfully transfer a wet and marshland type of area into an area for agricultural and urban use.
However, water is a surprising and dynamic element of nature, whilst the use and perception of water has also been subject to change throughout the years. This is why the relationship between city and water is dynamic; it constantly needs to be determined, designed, and devised. Since the last decade of the twentieth century we are confronted with new and surprising effects of water: a rising sea level, increasingly intense rainfall, and greater differences in the volumes of water produced by rivers. Urban development forces us to consider a new relationship between city and water. The question is ho...
Atlas of Dutch water cities
The Dutch have a rich and internationally renowned tradition when it comes to the intense relationship between urban development and water engineering. Their expertise and knowledge of the laws of water and ingenuous technology have helped them successfully transfer a wet and marshland type of area into an area for agricultural and urban use.
However, water is a surprising and dynamic element of nature, whilst the use and perception of water has also been subject to change throughout the years. This is why the relationship between city and water is dynamic; it constantly needs to be determined, designed, and devised. Since the last decade of the twentieth century we are confronted with new and surprising effects of water: a rising sea level, increasingly intense rainfall, and greater differences in the volumes of water produced by rivers. Urban development forces us to consider a new relationship between city and water. The question is ho...
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218 pp. Index of topographical names. maps and coloured and b/w illustrations. English tezxt. [Binding: Soft Cover] [BookCondition: Boek goed] [Publisher: Uitg. Sun] [Size: 38,5 x 35,5 cm] [Auteur: HOOIMEIJER, FRANSJE / MEYER, HAN / nienhui, ARJAN (editorial staff)] [Uitgever: Uitg. Sun] [Jaar: 2009] [Titel: Atlas of Dutch water cities]
