River-Friendly Cities: An Outline of Historical Changes in Relations Between Cities and Rivers and Contemporary Water-Responsible Urbanizatio

ISBN-13: 9783631801512 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 252 str.

Anna Januchta-Szostak

Opis

The book is an outline of historical changes in relations between cities and urban rivers during the periods of Respect, Conquest and Return. Water-responsible urbanisation is based on the awareness of eco-hydrological consequences of spatial planning decisions, adaptation and resilience to climate change as well as coexistence with floods.

Spis treści

Historical changes in relations between cities and urban rivers - The periods of Respect, Conquest and Return - Transformations of urban waterbodies and catchment areas - Water-responsible urbanisation - Adaptation and resilience to climate change - Integrated urban water management - Coexistence with floods

O autorze

Anna Januchta-Szostak is a researcher at the Faculty of Architecture, Poznan University of Technology, and expert in the development of riparian areas and water sensitive urban design. She was a member of the Committee for Research on Water-Related Hazards at the Presidium of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the author of over 100 scientific publications.