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Autore |
Edwards Erika |
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Titolo |
Levees and seawalls / / by Erika Edwards |
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New York : , : Gareth Stevens Publishing, , 2017 |
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�2017 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, color map |
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Collana |
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Technology Takes on Nature |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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When the levee breaks -- Taming nature -- Dirt pyramids -- Different kinds of levees -- Preventing failure -- When levees fail -- Building again -- Battling the oceans -- Types of seawalls -- Plants and animals -- Changing the beaches -- Future waves. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book takes a look at famous levees on rivers and seawalls on oceans around the world, including the series of projects protecting New Orleans, Louisiana. It also explores what happens when these projects fail, and how engineers today are working to make better levees to battle the growing threat of climate change and rising water levels around the globe. |
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