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Jeremy Purseglove
Taming the Flood: Rivers, Wetlands and the Centuries-Old Battle Against Flooding
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Copyright
Praise for Jeremy Purseglove:
Dedication
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PREFACE
CHAPTER 1
RIVER VERSUS DRAIN
The Conflict within Traditional Flood Management
WILDLIFE OF RIVERS
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF RIVERS
THE IMPACT OF RIVER MANAGEMENT
THREE STAGES IN THE DESTRUCTION OF A RIVER
CHAPTER 2
THE FEAR OF THE FLOOD
Traditional Attitudes to Wetlands
HOSTILE WETLANDS
THE HARVESTS OF THE WETLANDS
THE PEOPLE OF THE WETLANDS
CHAPTER 3
THE WINNING OF THE WATERS
A History of the Fight against Flooding until the Post-War Era
THE MEDIEVAL CHURCH
THE COURTS OF SEWERS
THE BATTLE FOR THE FENS
LEADING FIGURES IN THE BATTLE TO DRAIN THE FENS
NEW TECHNOLOGIES
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ‘IMPROVEMENTS’
ENCLOSURE IN THE NAPOLEONIC ERA
OTMOOR
THE VICTORIAN AGE
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
FLOODS AND WAR
CHAPTER 4
THE WASTING OF THE WATERS
The Real Cost of Orthodox River Management
AGRICULTURAL REASONS FOR DRAINAGE
AGRICULTURAL OVER-PRODUCTION
PHYSICAL DESTRUCTION FROM RIVER ENGINEERING
NITRATES
PEAT SHRINKAGE FROM DRAINAGE
EROSION
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