Download or read book River Cities, City Rivers written by Thaisa Way and published by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cities have been built alongside rivers throughout history--shaping the development of urban landscapes and altering ecologies. Yet we have rarely given these urban landscapes their due. River Cities, City Rivers explores how such histories have shaped the present and how they might inform our visions of the future.