Overview

Over the last 2000 years engineers have battled with nature by means of mining and infrastructure works including the use of horsepower, canals, railways and other forms of power. During the Industrial Revolution many industries functioned with workers forced to operate under severe conditions and without realising the extent of the damage being caused by pollution of the environment leading to serious increase in global temperatures. Over recent years scientists have alerted us to the damage which has been caused to our lands, rivers and seas, and the need to take urgent action to save our planet.

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Author:   Peter Ford Mason
Publisher:   Carnegie Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Scotforth Books
ISBN:  

9781909817470

ISBN 10:   1909817473
Pages:   100
Publication Date:   11 August 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Illustrations vii Preface: Engineering v. nature ix Introduction: River Dee & estuary siltation xi Romans 79-410 1 Anglo-Saxons & Vikings 410-1066 4 Normans 1066-1204 8 Middle Ages 1204-1485 10 Tudors & Elizabethans 1485-1603 14 Pre-industrial Revolution 1603-1760 16 First Industrial Revolution 1760-1840 21 Second Industrial Revolution 1840-1925 34 1925 - Present and future Green Revolution 42 River Dee and estuary - future challenges & regulations 44 Research, Monitoring, Protection and Enforcement 46 Conclusion: From Industrial to Green Revolution 47 United Nations Sustainable Development 50 Climate Change and future Green Environment 51 Climate Change Threat to Coastal Areas 53 Epidemics and Pandemics through the Ages 55 Dee Estuary/Current Waters and Industries 57 Military and Recreational Facilities 59 Silting, Erosion and Pollution on the Dee 61 Wirral - Bird Watching and Climate Change 64 North West England link to Ireland 66 Famous Engineers 68 Bibliography 73 Index 77

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Peter Ford Mason was born in County Durham, attended secondary school in Dumfriesshire, graduated in civil engineering at Newcastle upon Tyne University, post-graduated in construction management at Birmingham University, and has lived the last forty years on the Wirral.

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