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Og stormfloden komEn historisk roman om stormfloden i 1872.Bogen handler om menneskets kamp mod havet, om bøndernes hårde slid med at grave grøfter og bygge diger i et forsøg på at fravriste land og muld fra det salte vand, der hele tiden siver ind over markerne og slår afgrøderne med misvækst. Gennem fire slægtled får vi oprullet historien om 1800-tallets mange forsøg på at indvinde jord fra Rødby Fjord.Romanen starter i 1808, hvor Reventlowfamilien omplanter to dygtige fæstebønder, Otte og Jerk, fra Als til Lolland. Sammen med deres familier giver Otte og Jerk sig i lag med det hårde arbejde i marken, og som årene går lykkes det for dem at gøre jorden mere frugtbar.Samtidig arbejder rige købmænd med store planer om at inddæmme og tørlægge hele fjorden – planer der møder modstand hos småbønder og fjordfiskere, der ser deres livsgrundlag truet. Den 13. november 1872 kommer stormfloden, der slår alle bestræbelser og drømme omkuld, men sætter liv i nye. I bogens sidste del fortæller ingeniøren Nikolaj Ottesen, Otte-slægtens 4. generation, om sit bidrag til den endelige tørlægning af Rødby Fjord i 1929.Og stormfloden kom er en barsk og bevægende roman om mennesker og deres livtag med naturens kræfter, om historiens hjul, der med nye kræfter ruller hen over gamle slægters møjsommeligt tilkæmpede landvindinger.

Den lille, men vægtige, roman handler om digebyggeren Haike Hauens kamp mod naturen, med ham selv og med det omgivende samfund ved marsklandet i Sydslesvig, der lever i en evig angst for at blive opslugt af havet. En kamp mellem naturens mytologiske kraft og det rationelle menneskes forsøg på at bekæmpe den. Thomas Mann kaldte Theodor Storm ”en mester”. Nu genudgives hans hovedværk Skimmelrytteren, der samtidig er en klassiker i den tyske litteraturhistorie, på dansk. Bogen regnes til den tyske realisme, men har fået fornyet aktualitet i kraft af sin skildring af menneskets naturforhold og kamp mod stigende vandmasser.Theodor Storm levede 1817-1888 i Nordtyskland. Født i Husum, hvor han også senere vendte tilbage som advokat og forfatter.

David Topp succinctly explains how a city built on a flood plain will never be flood free.- Peter Spearritt: Emeritus Professor of History, The University of Queensland.Brisbane Breached: The Story of a Drought Defaulted Floodplain delves into the intricate historical chronicles of Brisbane, meticulously exploring the city's enduring struggle against the dual forces of severe flooding and prolonged droughts.The narrative unfolds, juxtaposing the recurrent major flood events between 1841 and 2022 with intermittent, yet impactful, periods of drought. Such occurrences, inherently linked to Brisbane's geographical position constructed within a flood plain, present profound policy challenges that have persisted over time.In dissecting the prevailing beliefs in the efficacy of dam constructions as a panacea for Brisbane's water-related vulnerabilities, this book confronts the prevailing misconceptions. The inadequacies of solely relying on dam infrastructure become apparent in the face of the city's unique topographical limitations, prompting a necessary paradigm shift in policy considerations.Foreseeing an imminent population surge, projected to add one million residents by 2032, this book's discourse posits the urgency of transcending traditional water management strategies. This paradigmatic shift becomes a pivotal policy proposition to avert the existential threat of complete water depletion in a city susceptible to both drought and flooding.David Topp is a Queensland Barrister. His previous book Tennyson Breach was published in 2012.

Overskrifterne fortæller os, at kloden er ved at koge over, og at det haster med at stoppe udslippet af CO2 i atmosfæren.Heldigvis findes der en lang række af tekniske løsninger, som kommer til at gøre en forskel. I denne bog kan du læse om nogle af disse grønne teknologier: energi fra sol, vind og vand, nye former for atomkraft, brint som drivmiddel og energilager, huse på vandet, CO2-venligt byggeri, Power-to-X og meget mere.Så bevar optimismen. Med klog og smart teknologi kan vi sammen fikse klimakrisen.Fra 10 år.

Global climate change has generated new rainfall extremes, with unprecedented floods, landslides and debris flows. This text presents recent conceptual developments in disasters, risk, and resilience; surveys UN policies; and gives an integrated approach; with the Japanese experience of effective flood management and disaster recovery.

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers ad other professional engineers and construction managers interested in design and construction of pumping stations such as those associated with flood control and water resources projects. Here is what is discussed:1. INTRODUCTION2. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS3. ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY4. STATION DESIGN5. EQUIPMENT SELECTION6. SUMP DESIGN7. DISCHARGE ARRANGEMENT8. STATION AUXILIARIES9. PLATES.

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in snow melt data collection. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES, 3. COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF BASIC DATA.

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and flood control managers interested in streamflow and reservoir management under flood conditions. Here is what is discussed: 1. GENERAL, 2. HYDRAULIC ROUTING TECHNIQUES, 3. HYDROLOGIC ROUTING TECHNIQUES, 4. APPLICABILITY OF ROUTING TECHNIQUES.

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in river hydraulics. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. FLOW DIMENSIONALITY CONSIDERATIONS, 3. WATER WAVES, 4. FLOW CLASSIFICATION, 5. REGIMES OF FLOW, 6. TYPES OF FLOW, 7. CLASSIFICATION OF FLOW PROFILES, 8. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF RIVER HYDRAULICS.

This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and other professional engineers interested in modeling of unsteady flow conditions in rivers. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. STEADY VERSUS UNSTEADY FLOW MODELS, 3. CONDITIONS THAT REQUIRE UNSTEADY FLOW ANALYSIS, 4. GEOMETRY, 5. CONTROLS, 6. BOUNDARY CONDITIONS, 7. STEPS TO FOLLOW IN MODELING A RIVER SYSTEM, 8. ACCURACY OF OBSERVED DATA, 9. CALIBRATION AND VERIFICATION, 10. EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS OF UNSTEADY FLOW MODELS.

The objective of street stormwater drainage design is to warrant efficient and safe traffic movements during the severe storm events. This book is dedicated to the latest developments in: (a) new concepts to analyze the urban catchment hydrology for storm runoff predictions, (b) innovative methods to estimate the street allowable capacities to convey storm runoff, and (c) useful computer models to simulate flow movements in inlets and sewers.• An excellent textbook for senior designs in Civil Engineering • A useful technical book for Public Works and Urban Infrastructure, • Good reviews of street hydraulics for Urban Drainage • Revised Rational Method for urban catchment analysis, • New concepts of street flow modeling with consideration of safety, • Improved methods for street inlet sizing and storm sewer designs, and • Efficient computer programming and models for sewer system flow analyses, and • Excel tools using Excel spreadsheets and workbook approaches.