Seek Higher Ground - The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis

List of contents

Contents

1 The Coming Storm 
2 The Essential History of High Water 
3 Rivers Need Floods and Nature Needs Floodplains 
4 Dams for Flood Control: The Promise and the Reality 
5 Broken Barriers 
6 Higher Floods and the Endless Storm 
7 Floodplains Are for Floods 
8 The Insurance Connection 
9 Moving to Higher Ground 
10 Greenways 
11 Living with Rivers 

Acknowledgments 
Sources 
Notes 
Index 
About the Author 

Product details

• Authors: Tim Palmer
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.04.2024
• EAN: 9780520382732
• ISBN: 978-0-520-38273-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; SCIENCE / Global Warming & Climate Change, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, NATURE / Ecology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Lakes, Ponds & Swamps, Conservation of the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, Physical geography & topography, Rivers and lakes, Limnology (Freshwater)