01796oam 2200445 450 991014954020332120190911103515.01-4824-5778-4(OCoLC)962391426(MiFhGG)GVRL05DC(EXLCZ)99371000000093396720170621h20172017 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierLevees and seawalls /by Erika EdwardsFirst edition.New York :Gareth Stevens Publishing,2017.�20171 online resource (32 pages) color illustrations, color mapTechnology Takes on NatureIncludes index.1-4824-5777-6 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.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.Technology takes on nature.LeveesSea-wallsLevees.Sea-walls.353.00722Edwards Erika1246498MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910149540203321Levees and seawalls3419231UNINA