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Fragile and Resilient Cities on Water : Perspectives from Venice and Tokyo.
The process of modernization, especially during the twentieth century, has brought about dramatic changes in most cities situated on a body of water. The search for efficiency and functionality has profoundly affected coastal and urban landscapes: gigantism in the port industry has contributed to th...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2017.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | The process of modernization, especially during the twentieth century, has brought about dramatic changes in most cities situated on a body of water. The search for efficiency and functionality has profoundly affected coastal and urban landscapes: gigantism in the port industry has contributed to the degradation of environmental resources and habitats, and modernization processes have marginalized local cultures and historical, community-based values, thus causing original features and local specificity to disappear from most of our historical waterfronts. During the last few decades, the restr. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781527500464 1527500462 9781443873383 1443873381 |