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Reservoir dams and flooding on the seine

Name: Barrages-réservoirs et crues de la Seine
Brand: Éditions Quae
SKU: 9782759238750
Price: 25.0 EUR
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ISBN: 978-2-7592-3875-0

A brief history of hydrology from the 17th to the 20th century

by Denis Coeur (writer)

Collection: Hors Collection

november 2024

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Summary

Climate change and the current context of environmental crises are prompting those involved in water resource management to rethink the hydrological systems inherited from past centuries. As an international reference, the evolution of hydrological knowledge of the Seine is an exemplary field of investigation for shedding light on a whole area of the history of hydraulic sciences and techniques. It also enables us to understand the genesis and development of public policies dedicated to flood and low-water control on the scale of a catchment area with major urban issues at stake.

Covering the last four centuries, this book highlights the turning points in knowledge, representations and technical management of the Seine basin upstream of Paris. In particular, it shows the importance of the “Belgrand model”, established in the mid-nineteenth century, and the key role played by the construction of reservoir dams in defending Paris against flooding.

A selection of original documents taken from archives - maps, drawings, plans, tables - illustrate throughout the book and in the appendices the many ways in which local players have dealt with flooding. For experts, the book also presents an unpublished detailed inventory of archive sources on the history of hydrology in the Seine basin.

Based on a study commissioned by the Établissement Public Territorial de Bassin Seine Grands Lacs (EPTB SGL) in 2021-2022, this book is aimed at local authorities responsible for river management, technicians and decision-makers, as well as historians and informed amateurs.

Preface

Introduction

Part 1. The first steps in hydrology

Ancient hydrometric knowledge associated with navigation

“Measuring river water”

The origins of hydrometry on the Seine

Lineaments of hydrological knowledge

Analysing variations in water level: the first steps towards understanding the river regime

Measuring river flows: the Seine basin, a breeding ground for innovation

The first surveys of flooded areas

The first flood monographs

Linking events together: the diachronic approach

City flood defence projects

Canals to protect Paris from flooding

Troyes and Nemours

Part 2. Hydrology between science and territory

The “Belgrand model”: a knowledge project

The hydrometric service of the Seine basin: a tool for understanding the river regime

The emergence of flood expertise: what place for summer floods?

Flood defence after 1850: the slow metamorphosis of the system inherited from the classical city

1856 and 1910: still intervening at the very heart of the city

Reservoir dams: a solution long put off

Reinforcing natural and artificial hydraulic networks as cities pass through

Flood warnings: alerting for better defence

From natural to artificial flooding: the advent of reservoir dams

Controlling the flow of the Seine in an age of urbanisation: squaring the circle?

Summer flooding on the Seine: a hidden risk

Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography

Documentary sources

Abbreviations

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Reservoir dams and flooding on the seine

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Table of contents

Preface

Introduction

Part 1. The first steps in hydrology

Ancient hydrometric knowledge associated with navigation

“Measuring river water”

The origins of hydrometry on the Seine

Lineaments of hydrological knowledge

Analysing variations in water level: the first steps towards understanding the river regime

Measuring river flows: the Seine basin, a breeding ground for innovation

The first surveys of flooded areas

The first flood monographs

Linking events together: the diachronic approach

City flood defence projects

Canals to protect Paris from flooding

Troyes and Nemours

Part 2. Hydrology between science and territory

The “Belgrand model”: a knowledge project

The hydrometric service of the Seine basin: a tool for understanding the river regime

The emergence of flood expertise: what place for summer floods?

Flood defence after 1850: the slow metamorphosis of the system inherited from the classical city

1856 and 1910: still intervening at the very heart of the city

Reservoir dams: a solution long put off

Reinforcing natural and artificial hydraulic networks as cities pass through

Flood warnings: alerting for better defence

From natural to artificial flooding: the advent of reservoir dams

Controlling the flow of the Seine in an age of urbanisation: squaring the circle?

Summer flooding on the Seine: a hidden risk

Conclusion

Appendices

Bibliography

Documentary sources

Abbreviations

Press

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