This dissertation argues that the floods following extreme precipitation result not
only from very heavy rainfall but also from the significant impact of human activities on natural water systems. While most literature emphasises that the increasing magnitude of storm rainfall extends beyond the original protection standards of hydrologic facilities in highly populated delta cities. Based on the knowledge of urban morphology, this study analyses how human systems have affected the transform...

Peter Atkins, een autoriteit op het gebied van de scheikunde, neemt je met prachtig geschreven zinnen mee langs de fundamenten en toepassingen van de scheikunde. Hij doet dat op zo'n beeldende en aansprekende wijze dat je moeiteloos vertrouwd raakt met het vakgebied. Een genot om te lezen, voor zowel niet-scheikundigen als scheikundigen.

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