Subterranean Norwich
Lasse Press (Verlag)
9780993306969 (ISBN)
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This book is about a city's past, present and future, viewed from ground level
downwards.
The subterranean conditions profoundly influence the shape and texture of Norwich today, thanks to its geology and topography that have been remoulded by more than a thousand years of human activity. This understanding enriches our appreciation of a fine city, and can help us plan for a sustainable future.
Matthew Williams develops a rational four-dimensional model which ranges beyond geology and archaeology to urban planning and even psychogeography, but tries to avoid jargon and keeps our feet firmly on the ground. Among other aspects of city living, the model is used to consider whether Norwich really is riddled with tunnels, and to support the book's provocative claim that geology drives everything.
Subterranean Norwich: The grain of the city is profusely illustrated with diagrams and photographs that will appeal to anyone familiar with Norwich as a place, and to any person wanting to read the fascinating story of a historic city formed out of the ground.
Matthew Williams is a chartered geologist with a professional background in the construction industry. He has worked predominantly in East Anglia, and has intensive experience in the Norwich area. After graduating and a spell with Blue Circle Cement at various UK production sites he returned in 1981 to Norwich to join May Gurney & Company as a geotechnical engineer. In 1988 he left May Gurney to jointly set up an independent site investigation company, SIC (East Anglia) Limited, which was run as a co-operative and traded successfully for 22 years. He also completed a Master's degree in European traffic engineering. He now works as a national standard cycle instructor for Smart Cycle Training.
Branch diagram (or `mind map') to show the structure of the book; List of figures and boxes; Foreword by Brian Ayers; Biographical note; Preface and acknowledgements; Introduction and approach; Part I: Geological Norwich: 2 Soil layers; 3 Terrain; 4 Surface drainage; 5 Groundwater; Part II: Norwich resculpted: 6 A thousand years of activity; 7 Raised ground; 8 Lowered ground; 9 Lost watercourses; 10 Flooding in Norwich; Part III: Riddled with tunnels? 11 Myths and their plausibility; 12 Known tunnel systems ; Part IV: When things sink: 13 Causes of ground movement; 14 Managing risk; Part V: Geology drives everything: 15 The grain of the city; 16 Psychogeology; Further reading; Picture sources and credits; Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.06.2017 |
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| Zusatzinfo | over 170 illustrations mostly in colour |
| Verlagsort | Norwich |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 234 x 156 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie |
| ISBN-13 | 9780993306969 / 9780993306969 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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