River.Space.Design

Urban riverbanks are attractive recreational environments. This book subjected some 60 examples to a comparative analysis and presents a systematic catalog of strategies and tools that provides readers with an overview of design possibilities. This revised edition introduces ten new case studies.. However, they must meet the requirements of flood control, open space design and ecology at the same time, often a challenging task for the designer

This book aims to fill this gap and serve as a primer and reference for designers of urban spaces.In: http: //dirtla/2013/01/16/rethinking-our-relationship-with-rivers/. "With its clear language and impeccable organization and design, River.Space.Design. serves not only as a great resource for design ideas and examples, but also as a challenge to how we consider rivers in an urban context In the book's introduction, the author writes, >What has been lacking up to date is an overview that presents the wide diversity of design possibilities for urban river spaces in a systematic and transferable way

Martin Prominski, Leibniz University Hannover; Prof. Prof. Antje Stokman, HCU Hamburg . Dr