Design for Flooding: Architecture, Landscape, and Urban Design for Resilience to Climate Change
- ISBN-10
- 0470890029
- ISBN-13
- 9780470890028
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-10-19
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Authors
- Michele Adams, Donald Watson
Description
“Design for Flooding contains considerable useful information for practitioners and students. Watson and Adams fill the void for new thinking...and they advance our ability to create more sustainable, regenerative, and resilient places.” —Landscape Architecture Magazine
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