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Vegetation and Slopes by D Barker

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Summary

Contains the papers from an international conference on vegetation and slopes and clarifies the concepts and benefits of the use of vegetation on slopes. This book highlights practices which are of relevance to slope design and management.

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Vegetation and Slopes by D Barker

Recent concerns over the durability and whole-life costs of systems such as steel and concrete, has focused attention on the self-repairing ability of vegetation, and its low-tech and low whole-life cost and maintenance requirements. The awareness of the beneficial effects of vegetation has been increasing within the civil engineering profession, and qualitative knowledge based on observations and experience has been augmented by field and laboratory testing throughout the world.This book contains the papers from the recent international conference on vegetation.

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ISBN 13 9780727720313
ISBN 10 0727720317
Title Vegetation and Slopes
Author D Barker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Emerald Publishing Limited
Year published 1995-04-06
Number of pages 136
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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