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Water Driven: Revolutionary Cultural Landscapes

內容簡介

內容簡介 Water Driven presents stirring tales from around the world recounting humankind’s endeavours to solve water crises. Our creative solutions in the face of adversity have driven agricultural, industrial, and technological revolutions, creating some of the most iconic cultural landscapes, ranging from rice paddies to reservoirs and from wells to windmills. Today, rapidly growing urban populations are competing for a shrinking share of a finite water supply. The number of cities on the brink of running dry or, like Hong Kong, surviving from day to day by importing the bulk of their water, is alarming. The pressure is on to pursue a new, environmental revolution that will inspire the next generation of more sustainable, water-driven cultural landscapes.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Ken NicolsonKen Nicolson has worked in Hong Kong since 1984. His background is in town planning, landscape architecture, and heritage conservation. He is currently an adjunct associate professor at the University of Hong Kong and author of The Happy Valley: A History and Tour of the Hong Kong Cemetery and Landscapes Lost and Found: Appreciating Hong Kong’s Heritage Cultural Landscapes.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 本書介紹了人類為了解決缺水危機所做的努力，快速增長的人口爭奪有限的供水量，壓力激發人類動力去改變困境，可供相關領域的學者研究參考。