” Each time the waters of the magnificent Mississippi River overflow their banks, concerns occur once again about the fight in between “guy” and “river”. How can we avoid floods and the damage they cause while preserving navigational capacity and securing the river’s ecology?” “The style of the Mississippi and how it ought to continue has actually long been a topic of debate.
What is missing out on from the conversation, state the authors of this book, is an understanding of the representations of the Mississippi River. Landscape designer Anuradha Mathur and architect/planner Dilip da Cunha accumulate a selection of point of views on the river and demonstrate how these various images have actually contributed in the procedure of creating and including the river landscape.
Analyzing maps, hydrographs, working designs, illustrations, pictures, federal government and media reports, painting, and even folklore, Mathur and da Cunha consider what these representations of the river depict, what they exclude, and why that may be.
With initial silk screen prints and a choice of maps, the book signs up with historical, clinical, engineering, and natural views of the river to develop a completely brand-new picture of the excellent Mississippi.”– BOOK JACKET.
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