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Item Details
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VEGETATION AND SLOPES STABILISATION PROTECTION AND ECOLOGY
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| By: |
D. Barker |
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Hardback |
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£32.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0727720317 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780727720313 |
| Publisher: |
ICE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1995 |
| Pages: |
308 |
| Description: |
Contains the papers from an international conference on vegetation and slopes and clarifies the concepts and benefits of the use of vegetation on slopes. This book highlights practices which are of relevance to slope design and management. |
| Synopsis: |
Recent concerns over the durability and whole-life costs of systems such as steel and concrete, has focused attention on the self-repairing ability of vegetation, and its low-tech and low whole-life cost and maintenance requirements. The awareness of the beneficial effects of vegetation has been increasing within the civil engineering profession, and qualitative knowledge based on observations and experience has been augmented by field and laboratory testing throughout the world.This book contains the papers from the recent international conference on vegetation. |
| Illustrations: |
black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Institution of Civil Engineers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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