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• Title:Adapting cities to sea level rise : green and gray strategies / Stefan Al ; foreword by Edgar Westerhof.
  
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• Author/Creator:Al, Stefan, author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Westerhof, Edgar, writer of foreword.
  
• Published/Created:Washington, DC : Island Press, [2018]
  ©2018
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: NA9053.E58 A47 2018
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:City planning--Environmental aspects.
  Architecture--Environmental aspects.
  Sea level--Climatic factors.
  Shorelines--Environmental aspects.
  Floodplains--Environmental aspects.
  Seaside architecture--Designs and plans.
  Sustainable architecture--Designs and plans.
  
• Description:xiii, 143 pages : color illustrations, color maps, color plans ; 23 cm
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-140) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781610919074 (paperback)
  1610919076 (paperback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction
  pt. I CITY STRATEGIES
  ch. 2 Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands
  ch. 3 New York City, New York, Usa
  ch. 4 New Orleans, Louisiana, Usa
  ch. 5 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  pt. II LOCAL STRATEGIES
  ch. 6 Hard-Protect Strategies
  6.1. Protect + Reoccupy/Reclaim
  6.2. Seawall
  6.3. Revetment
  6.4. Breakwater
  6.5. Floodwall
  6.6. Dike
  6.7. Multipurpose Dike
  6.8. Surge Barrier
  ch. 7 Soft-Protect Strategies
  7.1. Living Shoreline
  7.2. Dunes and Beach Nourishment
  7.3. Floating Island
  ch. 8 Store Strategies
  8.1. Floodable Plain
  8.2. Polder
  8.3. Floodable Square
  8.4. Stormwater Infiltration
  ch. 9 Retreat Strategies
  9.1. Raised Ground
  9.2. Flood proofing
  9.3. Strategic Retreat
  ch. 10 Conclusion.