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Adaptations of the metropolitan landscape in delta regions / Peter C. Bosselmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bosselmann, Peter, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Coastal settlements.
- City planning--Environmental aspects.
- City planning.
- Climatic changes.
- Urbanization--California--Delta Region.
- Urbanization.
- Urbanization--China--Pearl River Delta.
- Urbanization--Netherlands.
- Water levels.
- Social aspects.
- Deltas.
- Netherlands.
- Sustainable urban development.
- Deltas--Social aspects.
- Water levels--Social aspects.
- Coastal zone management.
- China--Pearl River Delta.
- California--Delta Region.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 210 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
- Contents:
- Part I The San Francisco Estuary and Inland Delta p. 7
- 1 Water, Land and Places, the Origins of Urban Form in the San Francisco Bay Area p. 18
- 2 The Bay Area's Metropolitan Landscape, a Dispersed Metropolis p. 38
- 3 Causes and Consequences of Climate Change for the San Francisco Bay Area p. 56
- Part II The Pearl River Delta p. 73
- 1 The Peard River Delta as a Cultural Landscape - New Life for a Traditional Water Village p. 87
- 2 Whampoa Harbor p. 108
- 3 Jiangmen, a Historic City Remembers its Center and the Urban Expansion on Pazhou Island in Guangzhou p. 123
- Part II The Dutch Delta p. 145
- 1 The Making of the Dutch Delta p. 149
- 2 An Archipelago of Cities - Five Delta Towns p. 158
- 3 Contemporary Examples and Strategies for the Future p. 184.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781138551916
- 1138551910
- 9781138551961
- 1138551961
- OCLC:
- 998751060
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