LEADER 03758nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910971767203321 005 20251116154538.0 010 $a1-280-87298-5 010 $a9786613714299 010 $a1-136-53957-3 010 $a1-84977-537-0 010 $a1-136-53956-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781849775373 035 $a(CKB)2550000000107262 035 $a(EBL)981935 035 $a(OCoLC)804662978 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000688106 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11415809 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000688106 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10760918 035 $a(PQKB)11564958 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC981935 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL981935 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10578126 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL371429 035 $a(OCoLC)801406056 035 $a(OCoLC)643322525 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB138760 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000107262 100 $a20100622d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConstruction in the landscape $ea handbook for civil engineering to conserve global land resources /$fT.G. Carpenter 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aWashington, DC $cEarthscan$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (361 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a1-84407-923-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aCover; Construction in the Landscape; Copyright; Contents; List of Photographs, Figures and Tables; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: Land Resources; Chapter 1. Land Features; Chapter 2. The Impact of Construction; Part II: Man-Made Forms and Structures; Chapter 3. Landforms and Their Modification; Chapter 4. Earthworks for Structures; Chapter 5. Mines and Quarries; Chapter 6. Dams and Other Hydraulic Structures; Chapter 7. Coastal and Estuarial Construction; Chapter 8. Transport Routes and Infrastructure; Chapter 9. Bridges and Crossings 327 $aChapter 10. Military and Industrial ConstructionChapter 11. Towers; Chapter 12. Buildings and Settlements; Part III: Planning Construction in Various Landscapes; Chapter 13. Construction in Scenic Country; Chapter 14. Construction in Flat, Open Country; Chapter 15. Construction in Urban Landscapes; Chapter 16. Built Landscapes in the Future; Subject Index; Index of Places, Projects and People 330 $aConstruction in the Landscape describes the impact of construction on the land and landscape where it takes place. Geographical coverage is necessarily global to reflect the great variation both in people?s economic and social needs and in the shortage or abundance of natural resources.Part I introduces both land resources, whether used for agriculture, human settlement or mineral extraction or conserved as scenery, wildlife habitat or for the undefined needs of future generations; and construction, its products, skills, processes and impacts on land resources.Part II describes specific forms 606 $aBuilding sites 606 $aLandscape protection 606 $aEngineering geology 606 $aBuilding$xEnvironmental aspects 606 $aLandscape construction 606 $aLand use$xPlanning 615 0$aBuilding sites. 615 0$aLandscape protection. 615 0$aEngineering geology. 615 0$aBuilding$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aLandscape construction. 615 0$aLand use$xPlanning. 676 $a624.028/6 700 $aCarpenter$b T. G$01880656 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971767203321 996 $aConstruction in the landscape$94494745 997 $aUNINA