ISBN:
9783030487096
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (106 pages)
Series Statement:
Estuaries of the World Ser.
Series Statement:
Estuaries of the World
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
304.2091693
Keywords:
Rivers-Social aspects
;
City planning-Environmental aspects
;
Urban ecology (Biology)
;
City planning Environmental aspects
;
Rivers Social aspects
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Introduction: Reclaiming and Rewilding River Cities for Outdoor Recreation -- References -- Cities and Their Waterways -- Introduction -- Navigation and Ports -- The Development of the Waterways for Navigation -- Cities and Flooding -- The Era of Productivist Industrialisation: The Landscaped River -- New Centres of Interest, New Uses -- Bathing -- Riverside Dance Cafés -- Boating -- Angling -- ``Re-conquering´´ the Banks -- Restoration? -- River Heritage -- Conclusions -- References -- With Rivers to the Sea: Ecological Restoration of Rivers and Estuaries and Nature-Based Activities -- Introduction: Ecological Restoration Versus ``Nature´´ -- Estuaries: Coveted Territories -- Why Restore Degraded Estuarian Habitats? -- How Does the Public Perceive Restoration? -- The Elbe: Managing Sediments for Navigation to the Port of Hamburg (Germany) -- The Scheldt: Preventing Flooding While Keeping Access to the Port of Antwerp (Belgium) -- The Somme: Hunting and Tourism in the Face of Silting and Hypothetical De-polderisation (France) -- The Crouch: Use of Sediments Extracted from London Underground for Constructing a Fast Metro to Create a Natural Park at Walla... -- The Seine: Compensation in the Face of Development of Port Facilities at Le Havre (France) -- Outdoor Recreation and Ecological Restoration -- Landscape Approach -- Sociological Approach -- Anthropological Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Behind Good Ecological Status, the Quest to Reconquer Water Territories -- Introduction -- The Spatial Dimension of the Estuaries -- The Representations of the Estuaries -- Multiple Arcs -- References -- Planning and Designing Facilities that Enhance Rivers and Encourage the Development of Tourist and Recreational Spaces: Urban ... -- Introduction -- Reclaiming Watercourses -- Urban Promenades: Evolution.
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