Living by rivers
By: by Neil Morris.
Series: Where people live
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2004
Place of publication: North Mankato, Minn
Language: eng
Subjects: Rivers -- Juvenile literature; Human geography -- Juvenile literature; Stream ecology -- Juvenile literature; Rivers; Human geography; Stream ecology; Ecology
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Explores how and why people have made their homes in river regions throughout history and around the world.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Early settlement; title: From village to city; title: Getting about; title: Barges and canals; title: Traditional houses; title: Modern riverside living; title: Farming; title: Fishing; title: Industrial ports; title: Controlling rivers; title: Floods; title: Pollution and conservation.