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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140858303321

Autore

Watson Donald <1937->

Titolo

Design for flooding : architecture, landscape, and urban design for resilience to flooding and climate change / / Donald Watson and Michele Adams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

9786612883668

9780470890028

0470890029

9781282883666

1282883666

9781118259870

1118259874

9780470890004

0470890002

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Collana

THEi Wiley ebooks

Altri autori (Persone)

AdamsMichele <1961-> (Michele C.)

Disciplina

720/.47

Soggetti

Architecture and climate

Flood damage prevention

City planning - Environmental aspects

Environmental management

Climatic changes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Nature of water -- pt. 2. Design with water -- pt. 3. Flood-resistant design -- pt. 4. Design for resilience.

Sommario/riassunto

"Design for Flooding contains considerable useful information for practitioners and students. Watson and Adams fill the void for new thinking...and they advance our ability to create more sustainable, regenerative, and resilient places." -Landscape Architecture Magazine