Macro-engineering Seawater in Unique Environments - Arid Lowlands and Water Bodies Rehabilitation (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2011)

The subjects refer to histories of ancient and modern use of seacoasts; possible macro-projects capable of massive changes in the coastlines of the Dead Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf caused by canal and massively scaled hydropower dam installations; relevant macro-projects for the Black Sea and Baltic Sea; possibilities of refreshment of the Aral Sea and Iran's Lake Uremia with seawater or river freshwater importation macro-projects; potential rehabilitation of some vital arid zone regions now dominated by moving or movable surface granular materials using unique and unusual macro-projects; seawater flooding of land regions situated below present-day global sea-level; harnessing energy and obtaining freshwater from the world's salt-laden ocean by modern industrial means; various macro-projects designed specifically for the protection (reduction of vulnerability) of particular Earth geographical regions.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Environmental Science and Engineering
Release date:	August 2016
First published:	2011
Editors:	Viorel Badescu • Richard Cathcart
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	790
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2011
ISBN-13:	978-3-662-51938-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Environmental monitoring Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > The hydrosphere > Hydrology (freshwater) Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	3-662-51938-0
Barcode:	9783662519387

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