If the Rivers Run Free

Debbink, Andrea

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Debbink, Andrea

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kr 303,00

I salg. Leveringstid 7-30 virkedager

ISBN/Varenr

9781534112780

Omtale

While rivers make up just a fraction of the water on Earth, they provide the majority of what we use every day. Rivers run over and through our world, and sometimes we don't even know they are there. But do we fully understand or even appreciate all that rivers can do? All over the world, cities large and small were built near rivers because of what they can provide: drinking water, transportation, power sources. But over the centuries as cities grew, the rivers became polluted by sewage and industrial waste, and their natural flow patterns were disrupted. Disease and flooding were often the result. In a short-sighted attempt to address these issues, city planners buried old rivers beneath city streets. But this solution brought more problems. Finally, a group of naturalists realized that freeing buried rivers could be the answer to managing urban waterways. In rhyming text, the fascinating story of "daylighting," unearthing and restoring buried rivers to their rightful places as source of well-being and beauty, comes to life.

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Produktinformasjon

ISBN/Varenr: 9781534112780
Utgivelsesdato: 14.08.2023
Utgivelsesår: 2023
Forlag: Cherry Lake Pub
Innbinding: Innbundet
Språk: Engelsk
Personer: Debbink, Andrea, Wong, Nicole
Litteraturtype: Faglitteratur
Emne: Children's Books/Ages 4/8 Nonfiction
Målgruppe: Barn/ungdom
Aldersgrense: 0
Opplag: 0
Utgave: 0
Illustrert: Nei
Sider: 40