The Rhine: An Eco-biography, 1815-2000 (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (630 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295985003 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a consequence, between 1815 and 1975, the river lost most of its natural floodplain, riverside vegetation, migratory fish, and biodiversity. He examines the engineering and administrative decisions of the next century and a half that resulted in rapid industrial growth as well as profound environmental degradation, and highlights the partially successful restoration efforts undertaken from the 1970s to the present.The Rhine is a classic example of a “multipurpose” river -- used simultaneously for transportation, for industry and agriculture, for urban drinking and sanitation needs, for hydroelectric production, and for recreation. In their quest for a perfect canal-like river, engineers have modified it more than any
"The Rhine" according to life long reader. The title - an Eco-biography - makes the book sound like it would only be interesting to people obsessed with ecology. Instead the book is more of a history of how the Rhine has changed since 1815. I read the book because I am going on a cruise on the Rhine. I recommend the book to anyone who is doing . The Life and Times of the Rhine Marc Cioc's book The Rhine: An Eco-Biography is a detailed case study of the impact of human engineering on arguably the most important river on the European continent. It is a history of both the Rhine and of the Rhine Commission, the international body created in 1815 to oversee the river and mold it. Thomas R. Moore said Tells a great story of a great river and it's peoples. Hydrology oriented, the book helps us understand why we reengineer rivers for progress and profit, straighten and control them to our subsequent regret.
. But it is also a fascinating story because the river today is the product of the complex interplay among all of the major forces that shaped modern European history-industry, technology, economy, politics, and, finally, ecology. From Library Journal In 1815, the Congress of Vienna placed the Rhine under an "international regime" and, seeking to promote free trade among the nations along its banks, established the Rhine Commission to manage it. As such, its story is similar to those that could be told about many other major rivers. Copyright 2002 R