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Venice in Environmental Peril? : Myth and Reality.
Venice is perceived to be in peril due to rising sea levels, tourism, and modern development. This book is based on interviews with Venetian environmentalists about Venice & rsquo;s environmental risks, especially regarding the city & rsquo;s anticipated mobile dams. It offers a ten-point pr...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham :
University Press of America,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Venice Problem and a Proposed Solution; Part One. VENICE'S MYTHICAL TRADITIONS; Chapter One. Founding Myths of the Venetian Republic; Chapter Two. Cultural Myths; Part Two. FROM CONSERVATIONISM TO ENVIRONMENTALISM; Chapter Three. The Triumph of Conservationism; Chapter Four. Transforming Conservationism into Environmentalism; Part Three. CLAIMS-MAKING ABOUT VENICE'S MOBILE DAMS; Chapter Five. Environmentalists Challenge Venice's Mobile Dams; Chapter Six. Environmental Claims about Venice's Mobile Dams.
- Chapter Seven. Myths about Venice's Mobile DamsPart Four. MYTHS ABOUT MODERNIZATION; Chapter Eight. Modernization and Environmentalism; Chapter Nine. Modernizing or Sustaining Venice?; Conclusion: The Reconstitution of the Venetian Metaphor; Appendix A. Profiles of Venetian Environmentalists Interviewed; Appendix B. List of Non-Governmental Organizations; Appendix C. List of Abbreviations of Political Parties; Appendix D. Glossary of Terminology; Chronology: Venice and Its Protection; Bibliography; Index.