Download or read book The Rhine River written by Amie Jane Leavitt and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the very beginning of human civilizations, rivers have provided people with ways to transport themselves and their goods easily and economically. Europe’s Rhine is no different. Thousands of barges, boats, and ships travel up and down the river every day, making this one of the busiest rivers in the world. In the pages of this book, you’ll join these travelers as you take a tour along the Rhine from its headwaters high up in the Swiss Alps all the way to its delta at the North Sea. Along the way, you’ll serpentine along the river’s winding course passing medieval villages, grand canal systems, historic castles, and quaint villages. You’ll also find out how the countries along the Rhine are working together to protect the river’s waters for future generations. Come on aboard! Our vessel is waiting to sail.
Download or read book The Rhine written by Ben Coates and published by Nicholas Brealey. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rowing the canals of Amsterdam to riding a cow through the Alps, via Cold War nuclear bunkers, raucous Gay Pride parades, tranquil Lake Constance and snowy mountain climbs, The Rhine blends travelogue and offbeat history to tell the fascinating story of how a great river helped shape a continent. SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD The Rhine is one of the world's greatest rivers. Once forming the outer frontier of the Roman Empire, it flows 800 miles from the social democratic playground of the Netherlands, through the industrial and political powerhouses of Germany and France, to the wealthy mountain fortresses of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. For five years, Ben Coates lived alongside a major channel of the river in Rotterdam, crossing it daily, swimming and sailing in its tributaries. In The Rhine, he sets out by bicycle from the Netherlands where it enters the North Sea, following it through Germany, France and Liechtenstein, to where its source in the icy Alps. He explores the impact that the Rhine has had on European culture and history and finds out how influences have flowed along and across the river, shaping the people who live alongside it.
Download or read book The Rhine written by Mark Cioc and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2009-11-17 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rhine River is Europe’s most important commercial waterway, channeling the flow of trade among Switzerland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands. In this innovative study, Mark Cioc focuses on the river from the moment when the Congress of Vienna established a multinational commission charged with making the river more efficient for purposes of trade and commerce in 1815. He examines the engineering and administrative decisions of the next century and a half that resulted in rapid industrial growth as well as profound environmental degradation, and highlights the partially successful restoration efforts undertaken from the 1970s to the present. The Rhine is a classic example of a “multipurpose” river -- used simultaneously for transportation, for industry and agriculture, for urban drinking and sanitation needs, for hydroelectric production, and for recreation. It thus invites comparison with similarly over-burdened rivers such as the Mississippi, Hudson, Colorado, and Columbia. The Rhine’s environmental problems are, however, even greater than those of other rivers because it is so densely populated (50 million people live along its borders), so highly industrialized (10% of global chemical production), and so short (775 miles in length). Two centuries of nonstop hydraulic tinkering have resulted in a Rhine with a sleek and slender profile. In their quest for a perfect canal-like river, engineers have modified it more than any other large river in the world. As a consequence, between 1815 and 1975, the river lost most of its natural floodplain, riverside vegetation, migratory fish, and biodiversity. Recent efforts to restore that biodiversity, though heartening, can have only limited success because so many of the structural changes to the river are irreversible. The Rhine: An Eco-Biography, 1815-2000 makes clear just how central the river has been to all aspects of European political, economic, and environmental life for the past two hundred years.
Download or read book The middle Rhine region Rough Guides Snapshot Germany written by Rough Guides and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot to the middle Rhine region is the ultimate travel guide to the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in Germany. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the romantic castles of the Rhine Gorge to exploring the Mosel valley's vineyards. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from The Rough Guide to Germany, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Germany, including transport, food, drink, costs, festivals and outdoor activities. Also published as part of The Rough Guide to Germany. Full coverage: Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Speyer, The Deutsche Weinstrasse, Worms, Mainz, The Rheingau, The Romantic Rhine, Koblenz, The Mosel Weinstrasse, Trier, Völklinger Hütte and Saarbrücken. The Rough Guide Snapshot to the middle Rhine region is equivalent to 72 printed pages.
Download or read book The Rhine written by Gary Miller and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2010-01-15 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the Rhine River, a major transportation route in Western Europe. Fairytale castles and picturesque vineyards provide scenic stretches between Basel, Strasbourg, Cologne, and Rotterdam.
Download or read book The Rhine written by Ronan Foley and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2003-07-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the land and people surrounding the Rhine River which flows through Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, and the Netherlands.
Download or read book The Rhine National Tensions Romantic Visions written by Manfred Beller and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents documents and analyses, from various specialisms and perspectives, the cultural, political and national investments and appropriations of the Rhine, from Byron to Lucien Febvre, and from tourism to war propaganda. It includes a comprehensive anthology of original Rhine-related texts (historical, poetical and polemical).
Download or read book Rivers of Europe written by Klement Tockner and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-01-31 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the bestselling book, Rivers of North America, this new guide stands as the only primary source of complete and comparative baseline data on the biological and hydrological characteristics of more than 180 of the highest profile rivers in Europe. With numerous full-color photographs and maps, Rivers of Europe includes conservation information on current patterns of river use and the extent to which human society has exploited and impacted them. Rivers of Europe provides the information ecologists and conservation managers need to better assess their management and meet the EU legislative good governance targets. Coverage on more than 180 European rivers Summarizes biological, ecological and biodiversity characteristics Provides conservation managers with information to resolve conflicts between recreational use of rivers, their use as a water supply, and the need to conserve natural habitats Data on river hydrology (maximum , minimum and average flow rates), seasonal variation in water flow Numerous full-color photographs Information on the underlying geology and its affect on river behaviour
Download or read book Berlitz River Cruising in Europe written by Berlitz and published by Apa Publications (UK) Limited. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A river cruise is undoubtedly the most civilized way to see the best of Europe; you can relax in the comfort of a small vessel as you glide through picturesque towns and spectacular scenery. But how do you choose which cruise company, which kind of rivership, and where to go? This thoroughly updated and expanded new edition of the Berlitz guide to River Cruising in Europe will tell you everything you need to know about taking a cruise along Europe's beautiful rivers and waterways. The book cuts through the brochures' hype - almost every river cruise company promises you luxury. But what does 'luxury' really mean? The guide gives you unbiased advice on the different kinds of river vessels and the facilities they offer, helping you to make an informed choice. We take you on a journey along Europe's rivers and waterways, describing the highlights along the way - the historic cities and majestic scenery of the Danube, the castles and vineyards of the romantic Rhine, and much more. Also included are listings for over 200 riverships, which are described and impartially rated, so that you can easily compare them and their facilities.
Download or read book Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions written by Marten Boon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions offers an innovative approach to the study of the history of transnational economic regions. The Rhine valley is such a region comprising the cities and areas along the Rhine river and its tributaries. The transition from coal to oil that unfolded between 1945 and 1973 rapidly transformed the region, shattering some of the old river-based connections and creating new ones with the introduction of large-scale cross-border oil pipelines. Multinational enterprises shaped these new regional connections but divergent national government responses gave rise to differentiated development in different parts of the Rhine valley. Multinational Enterprise and Transnational Regions argues that processes of regional change should be understood from transnational interconnections rather than from local or national perspectives. This book uses a transnational business history methodology to tease out the region’s transformation and to circumvent the national bias in public sources. It will be of relevance to academics and researchers with an interest in regional and transnational European history, international business, environmental history, and business history, as well as practitioners interested in the oil industry, energy and energy history, business history and international business, and associated disciplines.
Download or read book The Rhine written by Frederike Meyer and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The middle Rhine region Rough Guides Snapshot Germany includes Rhineland Palatinate Saarland Speyer The Deutsche Weinstrasse Worms Mainz The Rheingau The Romantic Rhine Koblenz The Mosel Weinstrasse Trier V lklinger H tte and Saarbr cken written by and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide Snapshot to the Middle Rhine region is the ultimate travel guide to the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland in Germany. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from the romantic castles of the Rhine Gorge to exploring the Mosel valley's vineyards. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to Germany, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around Germany, including transport, food, drink, costs, festivals and outdoor activities. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to Germany. Full coverage: Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Speyer, The Deutsche Weinstrasse, Worms, Mainz, The Rheingau, The Romantic Rhine, Koblenz, The Mosel Weinstrasse, Trier, Völklinger Hütte and Saarbrücken (Equivalent printed page extent 72 pages).
Download or read book The Rhine written by Tony Allan and published by World Almanac Library. This book was released on 2003 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rhine is Europe's best-known river. Running through the heart of Europe, it touches six countries as it flows from Switzerland to its mouth in the Netherlands. From Roman times onward, the Rhine was used for trade, and the cities along its banks became rich and powerful. Today, the river is still full of traffic, providing a lifeline for modern industries. Until the 1980s, the Rhine River suffered from flooding and pollution, but these problems have been largely overcome. Today, the Rhine annually attracts thousands of tourists who vacation on the river and visit its ancient cities and romantic castles. Book jacket.
Download or read book The Rhine Valley written by Heinz Heineberg and published by Institut Fur Landerkunde. This book was released on 1996 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Environmental History of the Rhine Meuse Delta written by P.H. Nienhuis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008-05-06 with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique text presents the environmental history of the lowland delta of the rivers Rhine and Meuse. It is an ecological story of evolving human-environmental relations and how they cope with climate change and sea-level rise. The text offers a combination of in-depth ecology and environmental history. The synthesis presents a blueprint for future management and restoration, from progressive reclamation of land in the past, to adaptation of human needs to the forces of nature.
Download or read book The Nibelungenlied written by Daniel Bussier Shumway and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2023-01-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nibelungenlied, has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.
Download or read book Rhine River Cruise Travel Guide written by Ashok Kumawat and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2023-06-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on an unforgettable adventure along the majestic Rhine River, where history, beauty, and culture converge in perfect harmony. In this captivating travel guide, you'll be transported through the enchanting landscapes and charming towns that line the riverbanks, immersing yourself in a world of timeless allure. Experience the awe-inspiring grandeur of medieval castles perched atop rugged hills and stroll through cobblestone streets adorned with half-timbered houses that exude old-world charm. From the vibrant cityscape of Cologne to the romantic Rhine Valley and the cultural melting pot of Strasbourg, each destination unveils its own unique treasures and stories waiting to be discovered. Indulge your senses with the region's culinary delights, savoring the flavors of renowned Riesling wines and sizzling sausages that are a testament to the rich gastronomic heritage of the Rhine River. Uncover the legends and myths that shroud the Loreley Rock, and relish in the panoramic vistas that unfold around every bend, captivating your imagination and leaving you breathless. Whether you're seeking a romantic getaway, a family adventure, or a cultural exploration, a Rhine River cruise offers an unparalleled experience that will leave an indelible mark on your soul. So, set sail on this remarkable journey and let the Rhine River guide you through a tapestry of history, beauty, and unforgettable memories.
