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- catalog abstract ""Each 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 river's 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 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, painting, 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 original silk screen prints and a 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Mississippi horizons: mapping a shifting terrain.".
- catalog contributor b12299997.
- catalog contributor b12299998.
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Valley In art Exhibitions.".
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Valley In art.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Each 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 river's ecology?"".
- catalog description ""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 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, painting, and even folklore, Mathur and da Cunha consider what these representations of the river portray, what they leave out, and why that might be.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "With original silk screen prints and a 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."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "xv, 161 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0300084307 (cloth)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley In art Exhibitions.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley In art.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Valley.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River".
- catalog subject "Cunha, Dilip da Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Cunha, Dilip da.".
- catalog subject "Floods Mississippi River In art Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Landscape assessment Mississippi River Valley.".
- catalog subject "Mathur, Anuradha Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Mathur, Anuradha.".
- catalog subject "N6537.M3943 A4 2001X".
- catalog title "Mississippi floods : designing a shifting landscape / Anuradha Mathur & Dilip da Cunha.".
- catalog type "text".