2015-01-30 18:02
MoscowRiver–RiverRecoveredIncomparingthemapsofmetropolisesthatwerenurturedbyrivers,itisastonishingtofindthattheMoscowRiverhasstillretaineditspronounced,meanderingformevenafteramillenniumofhumansettlement.Themeandersofariverareoneofthemostdistinguishedfeaturesofnature’shighresiliency,showingtheflexibility,suitabilityandstrengthofnaturalhydrologysystems.However,thissinuosityisalmostexclusivetothenaturalworldandisextremelyrareinmetropoliseswithlonghistoriesofsettlement.Rivercitieshaveapatternofharn...