The subjects refer to histories of ancient and modern use of seacoasts; possible macro-projects capable of massive changes in the coastlines of the Dead Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf caused by canal and massively scaled hydropower dam installations; relevant macro-projects for the Black Sea and Baltic Sea; possibilities of refreshment of the Aral Sea and Iran’s Lake Uremia with seawater or river freshwater importation macro-projects; potential rehabilitation of some vital arid zone regions now dominated by moving or movable surface granular materials using unique and unusual macro-projects; seawater flooding of land regions situated below present-day global sea-level; harnessing energy and obtaining freshwater from the world’s salt-laden ocean by modern industrial means; various macro-projects designed specifically for the protection (reduction of vulnerability) of particular Earth geographical regions.
| ISBN-13: | 9783642147784 |
| ISBN-10: | 364214778X |
| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Publication date: | 2011-02-04 |
| Edition description: | 2011 |
| Pages: | 790 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.21 Inches, Length: 6.14 Inches, Weight: 3.09529015848 Pounds, Width: 1.75 Inches |
| Author: | Viorel Badescu, Richard Cathcart |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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