Vernon Harcourt Lecture, The: Making Waves in Coastal Development

Synopsis: Video of a lecture given to the Institution of Civil Engineers by Professor Chris Fleming of the Halcrow Group Ltd. He talks about case studies of coastal engineering in the Emirates of Sharjah, Qatar and Dubai. Topics discussed are natural phenomena of wave actions on coastlines and how these can be modelled. Also, how natural phenomena may be harnessed in sustainable engineering projects.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2004
Subjects: Civil Engineering & Building; Energy
Keywords: civil engineering; coastlines; Middle East; wave power; sustainability

Name: Institution of Civil Engineers website
Web: http://www.ice.org.uk/knowledge/knowledge_library.asp External site opens in new window
Notes: In the ‘filmed lectures’ section of the website

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