T G Carpenter

Construction in the Landscape

A Handbook for Civil Engineering to Conserve Global Land Resources

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 183mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780367577018
• ISBN-10: 0367577011
• Artikelnr.: 66557522

Autorenporträt

Tom Carpenter is a retired civil engineer with many years experience in planning a variety of construction projects in a wide range of physical situations in Asia, Africa and Europe. He is now a writer on natural resource and environmental aspects of construction.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Part 1: Land Resources 1. Land Features 2. The Impact of
Construction Part 2: Man-Made Forms and Structures 3. Landforms and their
Modification 4. Earthworks for Structures 5. Mines and Quarries 6. Dams and
Other Hydraulic Structures 7. Coastal and Estuarial Construction 8.
Transport Routes and Infrastructure 9. Bridges and Crossings 10. Military
and Industrial Construction 11. Towers 12. Buildings and Settlements Part
3: Planning Construction in Various Landscapes 13. Construction in Scenic
Country 14. Construction in Flat Open Country 15. Construction in Urban
Landscapes 16. Built Landscapes in the Future. Subject Index. Index of
Places and Projects