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Record Nr.

UNINA9910697325403321

Titolo

Non-renewable energy innovation [[electronic resource] ] : research to support the Appalachian Energy Inititiative / / prepared by Global Insight, Inc

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Waltham, MA] : , : Global Insight, , [2006]

Descrizione fisica

22 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Energy development - Appalachian Region

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Aug. 15, 2008).

"Brief prepared for Appalachian Regional Commission."

"September 5, 2006."

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779582503321

Autore

Hudson Brian J

Titolo

Waterfall [[electronic resource] /] / Brian J. Hudson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Reaktion Books, 2012

ISBN

1-86189-956-4

1-299-19125-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Earth

Disciplina

551.484

Soggetti

Waterfalls

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

Waterfall Cover; Imprint page; Contents; Preface; 1. Waterfall Lovers and Waterfalling; 2. Waterfalls: Birth, Life and Death; 3. The Allure of Waterfalls; 4. The Beautiful, the Sublime and the Picturesque; 5. Waterfalls of Passion, Fountains of Love; 6. Paradise and the Hereafter;



7. Waterfalls and the Creative Mind: Literature and Art; 8. Waterfalls and the Creative Mind: New Directions; 9. The Designed Landscape; 10. Power and Human Settlements; 11. Waterfalls and Tourism; 12. Waterfalls Lost, Despoiled and Threatened; Notable waterfalls; References; Select bibliography

Associations and websitesAcknowledgements; Photo acknowledgements; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From Niagara Falls in the United States to Angel Falls in Venezuela, Victoria Falls in Africa, and Hannoki Falls in Japan, waterfalls provide some of the world's loveliest panoramas. With their glistening spray and deafening roar, these astonishing natural wonders attract hordes of people each year who seek out, with cameras in hand, these terrifying and sublime examples of natural beauty.While waterfalls have often been considered in terms of their picturesque qualities, their rich cultural background has been neglected. In Waterfall, Brian Hudson portrays these marvels in