Dominic Reeve: 4 books
Beneath the Blue Sky
40 Years of the Gypsy Traveller Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
In a lifetime traversing Britain's lanes and byways, Dominic Reeve has witnessed a changing world for the Romani Gypsies. Since the 1950s, the horse-drawn wagons have given way to brightly chromed vehicles, stopping-places have disappeared - but the Travellers still cling to the precious old traditions...
Smoke in the Lanes
Happiness and Hardship on the Road with the Gypsies in the 1950s
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
In the 1950s the Romani people lived on the brink of great change. In their bright wooden wagons they journeyed between horse-fairs and traditional stopping places - stoic, humorous and wild, often poverty-stricken but protective of their freedom - on the fringes of a society that was soon to close...
Coastal Engineering
Processes, Theory and Design Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2018
Effective coastal engineering is expensive, but it is not as costly as neglect or ineffective intervention. Good practice needs to be based on sound principles, but theoretical work and modelling also need to be well grounded in practice, which is continuously evolving. Conceptual and detailed design...
Hydraulic Modelling: An Introduction
Principles, Methods and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2018
Modelling forms a vital part of all engineering design, yet many hydraulic engineers are not fully aware of the assumptions they make. These assumptions can have important consequences when choosing the best model to inform design decisions.
Considering the advantages and limitations of both...