Mathur, Anuradha, author, landscape architect.

Mississippi floods : designing a shifting landscape / Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha.

New Haven [Conn.] ; London [England] : Yale University Press, [2001]
©2001

xv, 161 pages : illustrations (some color, some folded), maps (some color, some folded) ; 28 cm

"Each time the waters of the mighty Mississippi River overflow their banks, questions arise anew about the battle between "man" and "river". How can we prevent floods and the damage they inflict while maintaining navigational potential and protecting the river's ecology?"--Jacket.
"The design of the Mississippi and how it should proceed has long been a subject of controversy. What is missing from the discussion, say the authors of this book, is an understanding of the representations of the Mississippi River. Landscape architect Anuradha Mathur and architect/planner Dilip da Cunha draw together an array of perspectives on the river and show how these different images have played a role in the process of designing and containing the river landscape. Analyzing maps, hydrographs, working models, drawings, photographs, government and media reports, painting, and even folklore, Mathur and da Cunha consider what these representations of the river portray, what they leave out, and why that might be. With original silk screen prints and a selection of maps, the book joins historic, scientific, engineering, and natural views of the river to create an entirely new portrait of the great Mississippi."--Jacket.

0300084307 (cloth)
9780300084306 (cloth)

Mathur, Anuradha Exhibitions.
Cunha, Dilip da Exhibitions.
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Cunha, Dilip da Expositions.
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Landscape assessment Mississippi River Valley Exhibitions.
Floods Mississippi River Valley History Exhibitions.
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Aménagement du territoire États-Unis Mississippi, Vallée du (États-Unis)
Landscape assessment Mississippi River Valley
Floods Mississippi River Valley History
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Mississippi, Vallée du Histoire Expositions.
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exhibition catalogs.
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History.
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Œuvres d'art.

Cunha, Dilip da, author, landscape architect.
Cunha, Dilip da author, landscape architect.

Location: Library main 293860
Call No.: BIB 239085
Status: External loan