Language: Swedish
Sweden is one of the world's most water-rich countries, with more than 100,000 lakes. Almost ten percent of the country's surface is covered by waterways and lakes.
For hundreds of years, we humans have struggled to get rid of water. The length of constructed ditches is much longer than the length of natural waterways. But dredging leads to the disappearance of wet habitats, to a reduction in biological diversity - and to large carbon dioxide emissions with a strong climate impact. Dry marshes, bogs and lakes today account for the equivalent of 20 percent of Sweden's total emissions of greenhouse gases. A warmer climate leads to major changes in water environments, both in Sweden and on other continents. Landin and Henrikson talk first-hand about famine, land hunger, excavation, living landscapes - and about the rewetting of Sweden. In a richly illustrated book, Bo Landin and Lennart Henrikson take us on walks along waterways that tell a story about life in the water and about water as a prerequisite for life. The free flowing water, our lakes and ponds go hand in hand with the development of our culture. We meet water in literature and music. We humans want to be by water, live by water and tie much of our cultural heritage to watercourses and wetlands. At the same time, for hundreds of years we have debated and legislated about the best and fastest way to get rid of water: straightening rivers so they flow faster, lowering lakes to create potential agricultural land, diking bogs and marshes, damming rivers so that the water power can be tamed in human service. In short – this book is about the battle between water and land.
Product information
Author: Bo Landin & Lennart Henrikson
Designer: Patric Leo
ISBN: 9789171265739
Language: Swedish
Weight: 1030 grams
Released: 2022-09-22
Publisher: Max Ström
Pages: 336