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Turpin Trevor |
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Titolo |
Dam / / Trevor Turpin |
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ISBN |
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1-282-26387-0 |
9786612263873 |
1-86189-470-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Dams - Design and construction |
Dams - History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Dam Cover; Imprint Page; Contents; Introduction; 1: Dam as Symbol and Function; 2: Dam Designers and Builders; 3: Dam Beauty and Dam Proud; 4: Dam Failure; 5: Dam Angry; 6: What Environment?; Postscript; Glossary; References; Select Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Photographic Acknowledgements; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Trevor Turpin traces the development, design, and consequences of the dam, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day. |
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