Adapting cities to sea level rise : green and gray strategies /: green and gray strategies. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stefan Al ; foreword by Edgar Westerhof.
• Authors: Al, Stefan
• Other Names: Westerhof, Edgar writer of foreword.
• Contents: Part one. City strategies. Rotterdam, South Holland, The Netherlands -- New York City, New York, USA -- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA -- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Part two. Local strategies. Hard-protect strategies -- (Protect + reoccupy/reclaim -- Seawall -- Revetment -- Breakwater -- Floodwall -- Dike -- Multipurpose dike -- Surge barrier) -- Soft-protect strategies -- (Living shoreline -- Dunes and beach nourishment -- Floating island) -- Store strategies -- (Floodable plain -- Polder -- Floodable square -- Stormwater infiltration) -- Retreat strategies -- (Raised ground -- Flood proofing -- Strategic retreat).
• Publisher Details: Washington, DC : Island Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (143 pages)
• Subjects: 711/.4; 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; Architecture -- Environmental aspects; City planning -- Environmental aspects; Floodplains -- Environmental aspects; Seaside architecture; Shorelines -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable architecture; Architectural drawings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781610919081
• 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.