Dam (Reaktion Books - Objekt)
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (838 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1861893280 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Here, dams take centre stage as their design, construction, beauty, failures and environmental consequences are analysed."
Tinkering with dams. If you are interested in dams, this should interest you. It is one of the "Objekt" series. I found it to be interesting but the writing is not up to the usual standard of this series--a judgment call, of course. It also focuses a bit too much on the UK. The photos are good, but not so good as usual in the series. It is full of interesting information. There isn't so much on design and operation of dams.The book is best, I think, on the Aswan dams on the Nile. There is also a chapter on challenges to dam-building projects. Turpin writes that with increasing concern about global warming, hydropower may make a comeback and so, more dams.
Rivers are one of nature’s most vital energy sources, and their power can be efficiently harnessed through the construction of dams. Are dams a help to society or an agent of environmental destruction? Trevor Turpin explores the answers to that question here in his comprehensive historical chronicle. Among the most amazing feats of human engineering, a dam can sustain societies in a multitude of ways, as 40,000 of them around the world provide such things as electricity, water for