A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Ancient and Modern Harbors: A Repeating Phylogeny (Chapter 119)
The Minoans and Phoenicians appear to have developed a very superior 'lay' understanding of waves and currents, which led to the development of remarkable concepts in working with natural forces in their coastal engineering works. For example, the Phoenicians developed a 'continuous self-flushing' harbor at Tyre and possibly a flushable harbor for the removal of sand and silt at Sidon. It would appear that developments of this type were the outgrowth of the close association with and acute observation of nature that occurs where a coastal people learn to work with currents and sail, in the absence of technology for harnessing large amounts of power. However, harbor design became markedly stereotyped following the development of large engineering corps with the capacity for rapid and massive construction. The earlier innovative, natural concepts in harbor design appear to have become obscured by the end of the Roman era, and have remained relatively unused to this day. In view of man's present extensive intervention in the coastal zone, a careful study of the ancients' ability to work with nature may provide valuable insight for today's problems.
Ancient and Modern Harbors: A Repeating Phylogeny (Chapter 119)
The Minoans and Phoenicians appear to have developed a very superior 'lay' understanding of waves and currents, which led to the development of remarkable concepts in working with natural forces in their coastal engineering works. For example, the Phoenicians developed a 'continuous self-flushing' harbor at Tyre and possibly a flushable harbor for the removal of sand and silt at Sidon. It would appear that developments of this type were the outgrowth of the close association with and acute observation of nature that occurs where a coastal people learn to work with currents and sail, in the absence of technology for harnessing large amounts of power. However, harbor design became markedly stereotyped following the development of large engineering corps with the capacity for rapid and massive construction. The earlier innovative, natural concepts in harbor design appear to have become obscured by the end of the Roman era, and have remained relatively unused to this day. In view of man's present extensive intervention in the coastal zone, a careful study of the ancients' ability to work with nature may provide valuable insight for today's problems.
Ancient and Modern Harbors: A Repeating Phylogeny (Chapter 119)
D. L. Inman (author)
1974
20 pages
Report
No indication
English
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