Recent Waterscapes: Planning, Building, and Designing with Water

Recent Waterscapes: Planning, Building, and Designing with Water edited by Herbert Dreiseitl and Dieter Grau provides a comprehensive overview of innovative water-related projects throughout the world. The editors argue:

“Coping with ever greater amounts of stormwater run-off from increased urbanization and fierce heavy downpours does not mean endlessly multiplying the number and capacity of technical facilities such as water treatment plants and stormwater overflow basins. Rather, the networking of the city structure as an interactive infrastructure, publicly visible and also aesthetically attractive, is needed.”