{"product_id":"9783642147784","title":"Environmental Science and Engineering: Arid Lowlands and Water Bodies Rehabilitation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEnvironmental Science and Engineering: Arid Lowlands and Water Bodies Rehabilitation\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBadescu, Viorel; Cathcart, Richard\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe subjects refer to histories of ancient and modern use of seacoasts; possible macro-projects capable of massive changes in the coastlines of the Dead Sea, Red Sea and Persian Gulf caused by canal and massively scaled hydropower dam installations; relevant macro-projects for the Black Sea and Baltic Sea; possibilities of refreshment of the Aral Sea and Iran’s Lake Uremia with seawater or river freshwater importation macro-projects;  potential rehabilitation of some vital arid zone regions now dominated by moving or movable surface granular materials using unique and unusual macro-projects; seawater flooding of land regions situated below present-day global sea-level; harnessing energy and obtaining freshwater from the world’s salt-laden ocean by modern industrial means; various macro-projects designed specifically for the protection (reduction of vulnerability) of particular Earth geographical regions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-02-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642147784\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-14779-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 790\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46917231181964,"sku":"9783642147784","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642147784.jpg?v=1774497389","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642147784","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}