River.Space.Design: Planning Strategies, Methods and Projects for Urban Rivers Hardcover – September 14, 2012

Great book with a number of excellent examples of river design from Europe. The format and layout works very well. Great purchase.

Great book! highly recommend it.

This book is simply brilliant and really is new classic reference for all those interested in rivers, whether engineer, landscape architect, urban planner, ecologist, city, environmental activist or interested citizen. The applicable content of the book is excellent. The unusual layout of the book in two foldout halves will take up space on your desk as you read it, but the division of the book into tools and case studies is actually very helpful as it helps pick out design principals which can then be applied to other projects. I have had this book for more than a year, and I have come back to it again and again for inspiration and information.I would say that the English translation does not quite match the original German version in terms of the scientific precision and insightfulness of the writing, so if you can read German fluently go for the German version. But nevertheless, I have yet to come across a book in English which matches this one in terms of a comprehensive overview of the potential of river design and including numerous urban examples. The understanding of river dynamics within real-world design constraints is outstanding. The graphic layout of the book is so clever that it is equally accessible for professionals as for non-professionals.The book seems pricy, but in terms of what you get for your money it is absolutely worth it, and it is basically two books in one anyway. This is a book which empowers its readers. For all those interested in blue-green infrastructure, blue-green cities or ecological services, this is the real thing.

c'est le meilleur livre en terme de water design .Il est tres utile au niveau des diagrammes ainsi que le graphisme tres clair.