Levees and Seawalls
Download or Read eBook Levees and Seawalls PDF written by Erika Edwards and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Erika Edwards |
| Publisher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
| Total Pages | : 34 |
| Release | : 2016-12-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781482457780 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1482457784 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Levees and Seawalls by : Erika Edwards
Book excerpt: People change the way water moves around them in many different ways. Reclaiming land from rising ocean tides requires levees and seawalls, but few of us know how these amazing engineering tasks are actually carried out. This exciting title takes a look at famous levees on rivers and seawalls on oceans around the world, including the series of projects protecting New Orleans, Louisiana. It also explores what happens when these projects fail, and how engineers today are working to make better levees to battle the growing threat of climate change and rising water levels around the globe.
