Examining the relationships among rivers, floodplains, weather, and modern society; stressing matters of science and fact rather than social or policy issues; and by addressing multiple environmental problems and benefits, this title informs and educates those who experienced the 2008 floods and those concerned with the larger causes of flooding.
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14 colour & 18 b&w maps, 33 b&w photos, 1 colour & 23 b&w charts, 7 drawings, 3 tables
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Höhe: 232 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Dicke: 18 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-58729-854-7 (9781587298547)
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Ecologist Cornelia Mutel is the historian and archivist for IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering at the University of Iowa College of Engineering. She is the author of Fragile Giants: A Natural History of the Loess Hills (IOWA, 1989), coauthor of From Grassland to Glacier: The Natural History of Colorado and the Surrounding Region, and coeditor of Land of the Fragile Giants: Landscapes, Environments, and Peoples of the Loess Hills (IOWA, 1994) and The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook for Prairies, Savannas, and Woodlands.
