{"product_id":"mississippi-floods-designing-a-shifting-landscape-9780300084306","title":"Mississippi Floods: Designing a Shifting Landscape","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach time the waters of the mighty Mississippi River overflow their banks  questions arise anew about the battle between \"man\" and \"river.\" How can we prevent floods and the damage they inflict while maintaining navigational potential and protecting the rivers ecology? The design of the Mississippi and how it should proceed has long been a subject of controversy. What is missing from the discussion  say the authors of this extraordinary book  is an understanding of the representations of the Mississippi River. Landscape architect Anuradha Mathur and architect\/planner Dilip da Cunha draw together an array of perspectives on the river and show how these different images have played a role in the process of designing and containing the river landscape. Analyzing maps  hydrographs  working models  drawings  photographs  government and media reports  paintings  and even folklore  Mathur and da Cunha consider what these representations of the river portray  what they leave out  and why that might be. With gorgeous original silk screen prints and a fine selection of maps  the book joins historic  scientific  engineering  and natural views of the river to create an entirely new portrait of the great Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45529618743349,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300084307","price":794.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300084306.jpg?v=1780939340","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/mississippi-floods-designing-a-shifting-landscape-9780300084306","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}