Overview
This book is a detailed history and overview of how one low-lying country has developed the policies, tools, technology, planning, public outreach, and international cooperation needed to save their populated deltas.
Delta Urbanism is a major new initiative that explores the growth, development, and management of deltaic cities and regions, with the aim of balancing various goals in a sustainable manner: urbanization, port commerce, industrial development, flood defense, public safety, ecological balance, tourism, and recreation. This book is a detailed history and overview of how one low-lying country has developed the policies, tools, technology, planning, public outreach, and international cooperation needed to save their populated deltas.
- | Author: Han Meyer, Steffen Nijhuis, Inge Bobbink
- | Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- | Publication Date: Nov 14, 2012
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781932364866
- | ISBN-10: 1932364862