Restoring Neighborhood Streams

Restoring Neighborhood Streams
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 9781610917407
ISBN-13 : 1610917405
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Book Synopsis Restoring Neighborhood Streams by : Ann L. Riley

Download or read book Restoring Neighborhood Streams written by Ann L. Riley and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the author’s thirty years of practical experience managing long-term stream and river restoration projects in heavily degraded urban environments. Riley provides a level of detail only a hands-on design practitioner would know, including insights on project design, institutional and social context of successful projects, and how to avoid costly and time-consuming mistakes.


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