Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book Delta Urbanism: The Netherlands written by Han Meyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delta Urbanism is a major new initiative that explores the growth, development, and management of deltaic cities and regions, with the aim of balancing various goals in a sustainable manner: urbanization, port commerce, industrial development, flood defense, public safety, ecological balance, tourism, and recreation. This book is a detailed history and overview of how one low-lying country has developed the policies, tools, technology, planning, public outreach, and international cooperation needed to save their populated deltas.