Construction in the landscape : a handbook for civil engineering to conserve global land resources /: a handbook for civil engineering to conserve global land resources. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: T.G. Carpenter.
• Other Names: Carpenter, T. G
• Contents: Pt. I. Land resources -- Land features -- The impact of construction -- pt. II. Man-made forms and structures -- Landforms and their modification -- Earthworks for structures -- Mines and quarries -- Dams and other hydraulic structures -- Coastal and estuarial construction -- Transport routes and infrastructure -- Bridges and crossings -- Military and industrial construction -- Towers -- Buildings and settlements -- pt. III. Planning construction in various landscapes -- Construction in scenic country -- Construction in flat, open country -- Construction in urban landscapes -- Built landscapes in the future.
• Publisher Details: London Washington, DC : Earthscan
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 336 pages, [8] pages of color plates), illustrations
• Subjects: 624.028/6; Building sites; Landscape protection; Engineering geology; Building -- Environmental aspects; Landscape construction; Land use -- Planning; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General; Building -- Environmental aspects; Building sites; Engineering geology; Land use -- Planning; Landscape construction; Landscape protection; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781136539565; 1136539565; 9781136539572; 1136539573; 9781280872983; 1280872985
• Related ISBNs: 9781844079230; 1844079236
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.