Format:
XV, 298 S.
,
Ill., Kt.
,
24 cm
ISBN:
9780262028110
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index
,
The machete and the freighter -- Monte -- Making the Panama Canal Watershed -- Frank Robinson's map -- Life along the river (Miocene-1903) -- Canal construction and the politics of water -- Pueblos perdidos or how the lake ate the river -- The agricultural possibilities of the Canal Zone -- Getting across and getting around -- The world united, Panama divided -- Conquest of the jungle -- Weeds -- A demanding environment
Language:
English
Subjects:
Engineering
Keywords:
Panamakanal
;
Kanalbau
;
Politik
;
Ökologie
;
Umwelt
;
Umweltschutz
;
Arbeitsbedingungen
;
Geschichte
;
Panamakanal
;
Kanalbau
;
Infrastruktur
;
Auswirkung
;
Panamakanalzone
;
Umwelt
;
Lebensbedingungen
;
Geschichte
;
Panamakanal
;
Kanalbau
;
Wasserreserve
;
Umweltschaden
;
Geschichte
