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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Macro-engineering involves the large-scale modification and manipulation of natural systems for the benefit of mankind. The primary goals of some Earth-based macroprojects described in this book are power production, land reclamation, food production, climate change, environment, water, transport and coastal protection. Other Earth or space projects considered here have a more futuristic ring, but our present-day technical skill makes their realization possible. Earth-based macroprojects usually combine different aspects and aims. They have a major impact on the ecology of a region and the inhabitant's means of living (like tourism, fishing, shipping). Its effects may be felt worldwide, like the rise in global sea level after the damming and evaporation of large ocean gulfs for power production, or the change in climate following the regional reduction of solar insolation.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Macro-Engineering
Book Subtitle: A Challenge for the Future
Editors: Viorel Badescu, Richard B. Cathcart, Roelof D. Schuiling
Series Title: Water Science and Technology Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4604-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-3739-9Published: 12 October 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-6948-1Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4604-9Published: 27 May 2007
Series ISSN: 0921-092X
Series E-ISSN: 1872-4663
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 318
Topics: Environmental Management, Engineering, general, Popular Science in Nature and Environment