Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley door pickup 10am - 7pm 3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611

  • Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Macro-Engineering: A Challenge for the Future

Macro-Engineering: A Challenge for the Future

Badescu, V.
Cathcart, R. B.
Schuiling, R. D.

Hardcover

Series: Water Science and Technology Library, Book 54

Technology & EngineeringEnvironmental StudiesGeneral Nature

ISBN10: 1402037392
ISBN13: 9781402037399
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Oct 12 2006
Pages: 318
Weight: 1.58
Height: 0.73 Width: 6.52 Depth: 9.47
Language: English

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.

Also in

Environmental Studies

View All