Taming the Flood: Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding

Taming the Flood: Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding
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Publisher : William Collins
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ISBN-10 : 0008132216
ISBN-13 : 9780008132217
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Book Synopsis Taming the Flood: Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding by : Jeremy Purseglove

Download or read book Taming the Flood: Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding written by Jeremy Purseglove and published by William Collins. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2014 the Somerset Levels suffered from the worst flooding in over twenty years. Inevitably the residents asked for more drainage, more dredging and more money. This new edition of the acclaimed classic brings the story up-to-date as we wait for the winter floods to return, offering a blueprint for solving flooding forever.


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