IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS - EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGE DAMS BY LANI VAN VUUREN

"IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GIANTS - EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGE DAMS" BY LANI VAN VUUREN. HARDCOVER, 333 PAGES, NO INSCRIPTIONS OR NAMES, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

This book takes the reader on a journey through the history of South Africa's large dams, starting with the traditional attitudes towards water resources prior to European settlement and ending with a glimpse into the future of dam building in the country. It explores the reasoning behind the construction of these massive structures, the laws that guided their development, and the people and institutions that made them possible. Woven in between are the tales behind some of the country's most iconic dams and dam engineers"--Page 1-2