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• Geleitwort
• Hinweise zur geschlechtergerechten Formulierung und Datenqualität
• Einführung
• Stimmungsbilder : ein Kanal auf Werbetour
• Was macht den Kanal aussergewöhnlich? : Vergleiche und Alleinstellungsmerkmale
• Kanal-Datenblatt
• Geschichte, Technik, Betrieb und Infrastruktur des Kanals
• Planungs- und Baugeschichte
• Betriebsgeschichte
• -- Kanalbauten, Technik, Frachtbetrieb, Transportgüter, Ökonomie
• Projektierte Kanalabschnitte : Pöttsching : Ödenburg : Laibach : Kohlen-Bergbau im inpro des Kanals
• Vorbilder : die englischen Narrow Canals : the Seven Wonders of the Waterways
• Die P.e.r.l.e.n.k.e.t.t.e der Anrainer-Städte und Gemeinden des ehemals schiffbaren Wasserweges
• Ehemaliger Kanalabschnitt zwischen Wienfluss und Linienwall, Landstrasse Wien 3
• Ehemaliger Kanalabschnitt zwischen dem Linienwall und dem Liesingbach : Simmering Wien 11., Unterlaa Wien 10., Favoriten
• Rannersdorf, Lanzendorf, Maria Lanzendorf, Leopoldsdorf
• Achau, Biedermannsdorf
• Laxenburg
• Guntramsdorf
• Gumpoldskirchen
• Traiskirchen, Möllersdorf
• Pfäffstatten
• Traiskirchen, Tribuswinkel einschliesslich Leesdorf, Baden
• Baden
• Bad Vöslau
• Kottingbrunn
• Leobersdorf, Schönau an der Triesting
• Sollenau, Ebenfurth, Eggendorf
• Wiener Neustadt
• Lichtenwörth einschliesslich der Kanaleinspeisung über die Neudörfler Rigole
• "Auf einen Blick" : Liste der historischen Brücken, Kilometerübersicht der Kanalabschnitte
• Die speisenden Flüsse des Wiener Neustädter Kanals : und ein Streifzug zu Anrainergemeinden mit Bezug zum Wiener Neustädter Kanal
• Flüsse, die den Kanal kreuzen
• Schwemmkanäle und Holztriften im Einzugsbereich des Kanals : die "Erben" der Schwemm-Compagnie
• Der "Commercial-Canale" in der zeitgenössischen Literatur
• "Spazierfahrt von Wien bis Neustadt zur Besichtigung des neuen Kanales"
• Was kostet ein Kilometer schiffbarer Kanal?
• "Wasserfahrt von Neustadt bis Wien auf dem Commercial-Canale"
• Die Zukunft des Wiener Neustädter Kanals : als Industriedenkmal und Tourismusattraktion
• Kuriosa am Kanal
• Das literarische Motto
• Anhang : Literatur und Quellennachweise.

• 1. The origins of the seaside pier
• 2. A history of piers
• 3. Development and future of the seaside pier
• 4. Railways and seaside piers
• 5. Pier architecture
• 6. The role of the National Piers Society Gazetteer (A-Z of piers) Further reading Index.
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The seaside pier is perhaps the most iconic symbol of the British holiday resort and for many of us it is the epitome of excursions to the seaside. No two piers are the same, ranging as they do from the clear uncluttered deck to elaborately structured pavilions, from amusement arcades to the landing stages and theatres that were the highlight of pier life in the early part of the last century. Founded in 1979 under Sir John Betjeman, the National Piers Society serves to celebrate the pier, raise it in our consciousness and educate us on preservation, conservation and the economic benefits for seaside towns of a functioning pier. Published to mark the bicentenary of the opening of the first public pier in 1814, at Ryde on the Isle of Wight, this book with contributions from experts within English Heritage and the NPS tells the fascinating story of the Victorian origins of piers, discusses the engineering and architectural challenges imposed by varying climatic and tidal conditions, and the instrumental role of the railways in stimulating pier construction. The core of the book is a complete gazetteer of all piers which the public can visit around the coast of Britain with details of their location, history and current operations, and a variety of historical and contemporary illustrations. Whether your summer invariably includes visits to the coast or you enjoy the vicarious pleasure of the seaside from a winter armchair, this book is an essential companion for all who admire and value Britain's rich seaside heritage.
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2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the Panama--Pacific International Exposition (PPIE), and this fully illustrated coffee table book focuses on the groundbreaking exhibition and its fascinating participants. The book opens with a large-scale map of the exhibit, with arrows pointing to events and individual people who were there: historic figures including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Maria Montessori, aviator Lincoln Beachey, composer John Phillips Souza, and Charlie Chaplin. Subsequent pages have blow-ups of map sections with stories about the exhibitors and their impact on early 20th-century America. The book also contains a history of the development of the fair through the eyes of the author's great-grandfather, Reuben Hale, who was responsible for its vision and realization, against long odds.
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• Pacific Ocean
• Los Angeles River
• San Gabriel River
• Santa Ana River
• Owens River & Mono Lake
• Colorado River & Salton Sea
• Oil & water.

• Pastoral and monumental
• Postcard culture
• Materials, design, and construction
• Disasters
• Using dams
• The New Deal
• Fish and environment
• Snapshot culture.

In <em>Pastoral and Monumental</em>, Donald C. Jackson chronicles America's longtime fascination with dams as represented on picture postcards from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Through over four hundred images, Jackson documents the remarkable transformation of dams and their significance to the environment and culture of America. Initially, dams were portrayed in pastoral settings on postcards that might jokingly proclaim them as "a dam pretty place." But scenes of flood damage, dam collapses, and other disasters also captured people's attention. Later, images of New Deal projects, such as the Hoover Dam, Grand Coulee Dam, and Norris Dam, symbolised America's rise from the Great Depression through monumental public works and technological innovation. Jackson relates the practical applications of dams, describing their use in irrigation, navigation, flood control, hydroelectric power, milling, mining, and manufacturing. He chronicles changing construction techniques, from small timber mill dams to those more massive and more critical to a society dependent on instant access to electricity and potable water. Concurrent to the evolution of dam technology, Jackson recounts the rise of a postcard culture that was fuelled by advances in printing, photography, lowered postal rates, and America's fascination with visual imagery. In 1910, almost one billion postcards were mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, and for a period of over fifty years, postcards featuring dams were "all the rage." Whether displaying the charms of an old mill, the aftermath of a devastating flood, or the construction of a colossal gravity dam, these postcards were a testament to how people perceived dams as structures of both beauty and technological power.
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The pleasure pier follows the story of Britain's relationship to the seaside, from the early links with the Romantics, to the engineering feats and technical advancement of the Industrial Revolution. They bear witness to the growth of the coast as a pleasure destination for a monied elite, as well as the working class' enthusiasm for the seaside brought on by the development of the railways and the bank holiday ruling. Britain's piers trace our changing economic fortunes too, from post-war boom to economic downturn, and now a slow re-awakening of our appreciation of these cultural and historic landmarks. At the turn of the last century, almost a hundred piers existed; now only half remain and several face an uncertain future. Whilst some are modest structures, others are elegant and exotic, thrusting out into the sea with characteristic Victorian aplomb. Loosely following in the footsteps of Francis Frith, whose company made the last major photographic survey of these peculiarly British structures, Roberts has been documenting the remaining pleasure piers using his signature landscape style and 4 x 5" plate camera, echoing the aesthetic and tone of his highly successful previous book We English.
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A book of photos of the Yangtze River Valley in China in 1999, before its flooding due to the installation of the Three Gorges Dam in 2003.