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Book Synopsis Derelict Landscapes by : John A. Jakle
Download or read book Derelict Landscapes written by John A. Jakle and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 1992 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jakle and Wilson present a portrait of various kinds of landscape dereliction in the US - disinvestment, underutilization, vacancy, abandonment, decay and degradation - and the cultural values that have underlain both personal and societal predispositions to be wasteful.
Book Synopsis Beyond Preservation by : Andrew Hurley
Download or read book Beyond Preservation written by Andrew Hurley and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighborhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes.
Book Synopsis Derelict Land by : Kenneth L. Wallwork
Download or read book Derelict Land written by Kenneth L. Wallwork and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 1974 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Land Reclamation - Extending Boundaries by : H.M. Moore
Download or read book Land Reclamation - Extending Boundaries written by H.M. Moore and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Attempting to extend the boundaries of land reclamation, this publication is a collection of conference papers addressing a range of topics from the practical challenges of cleaning up the most conaminated sites to the creation of new landscapes and the ethical issues surrounding land restoration.
Book Synopsis Landscape Reclamation by : Luis Loures
Download or read book Landscape Reclamation written by Luis Loures and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-02-19 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ongoing landscape transformation worldwide has raised global concerns and there is a need to rethink landscaping to protect the environment. This is especially true for previously developed sites, currently abandoned or underused. Instead of consuming green lands, these derelict landscapes need to be redeveloped and given new life, enabling their transition to an increasingly sustainable urban setting. In this scenario, the present book, considers a set of subjects that highlight the diverse nature of the scientific domains associated with landscape reclamation, emphasizing the need to acknowledge that the contribution of each sustainability dimension is equally important. This will offer complementary development opportunities, while enabling redeveloped landscapes to fulfill multiple functions in an integrated way and underline the relevance of multifunctionality to promote sustainable landscape reclamation, planning, and development.
Book Synopsis Contaminated Land and Its Reclamation by : Ronald E. Hester
Download or read book Contaminated Land and Its Reclamation written by Ronald E. Hester and published by Thomas Telford. This book was released on 1997 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with developments of a legal, technical and professional nature and relates these to the methods of risk assessment and their application. Key developments in the UK over the past twenty years, including the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) 1990, the European Commission Green Paper on Environmental Liability, the consultation paper "Paying for our Past" and the "Framework for Contaminated Land" are discussed.
Book Synopsis Hard As the Rock Itself by : David Robertson
Download or read book Hard As the Rock Itself written by David Robertson and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first intensive analysis of sense of place in American mining towns, Hard as the Rock Itself: Place and Identity in the American Mining Town provides rare insight into the struggles and rewards of life in these communities. David Robertson contends that these communities - often characterized in scholarly and literary works as derelict, as sources of debasing moral influence, and as scenes of environmental decay - have a strong and enduring sense of place and have even embraced some of the signs of so-called dereliction. Robertson documents the history of Toluca, Illinois; Cokedale, Colorado; and Picher, Oklahoma, from the mineral discovery phase through mine closure, telling for the first time how these century-old mining towns have survived and how sense of place has played a vital role. Acknowledging the hardships that mining's social, environmental, and economic legacies have created for current residents, Robertson argues that the industry's influences also have contributed to the creation of strong, cohesive communities in which residents have always identified with the severe landscape and challenging, but rewarding way of life. Robertson contends that the tough, unpretentious appearance of mining landscapes mirrors qualities that residents value in themselves, confirming that a strong sense of place in mining regions, as elsewhere, is not necessarily wedded to an attractive aesthetic or even to a thriving economy.
Book Synopsis Industrial Ruination, Community, and Place by : Alice Mah
Download or read book Industrial Ruination, Community, and Place written by Alice Mah and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fábricas abandonadas, astilleros, refinerías y naves industriales en desuso forman parte del paisaje de muchas de nuestras ciudades. A pesar del deterioro, estas estructuras permanecen unidas firmemente al tejido urbano que las rodea. En este libro, Alice Mah explora el proceso del declive urbano y posindustrial de tres ciudades distintas: Niagara Fallls, Canada/USA; Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; and Ivanovo, Russia.
Book Synopsis Terra Incognita by : Ann O’M. Bowman
Download or read book Terra Incognita written by Ann O’M. Bowman and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boon or blight? Ann Bowman and Michael Pagano define "vacant land" broadly, to include everything from brownfields (environmentally contaminated land) through trashed lots and abandoned buildings to greenspace (parks, community gardens, etc.). Terra Incognita takes a fresh look at what they believe can be the ultimate urban resource. Beyond the common studies of the influence of market forces, it explores how these areas are affected by the decisions of local governments, and then shows how vacant land can be a valuable strategic asset for localities. Terra Incognita derives from what—until now—has been the lack of substantial information about the amount and the diversity of urban vacant land. This book is based on an unprecedented survey sent to all U.S. towns with a population greater than 50,000, and contains data previously unavailable. Three cities were studied in greater depth for detailed case studies: the greater Phoenix and Seattle areas and Philadelphia-Camden. A number of other cities are cited frequently, including Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Oklahoma City, among many others. Identifying the fiscal, social, and development imperatives that drive the decisions local officials make about using vacant land, Bowman and Pagano pay particular attention to the varying dynamics of sales, property, and income taxes, and conclude with a model for making strategic decisions about land use based on a city's priorities.
Book Synopsis Reimagining Industrial Sites by : Catherine Heatherington
Download or read book Reimagining Industrial Sites written by Catherine Heatherington and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discourse around derelict, former industrial and military sites has grown in recent years. This interest is not only theoretical, and landscape professionals are taking new approaches to the design and development of these sites. This book examines the varied ways in which the histories and qualities of these derelict sites are reimagined in the transformed landscape and considers how such approaches can reveal the dramatic changes that have been wrought on these places over a relatively short time scale. It discusses these issues with reference to eleven sites from the UK, Germany, the USA, Australia and China, focusing specifically on how designers incorporate evidence of landscape change, both cultural and natural. There has been little research into how these developed landscapes are perceived by visitors and local residents. This book examines how the tangible material traces of pastness are interpreted by the visitor and the impact of the intangible elements - hidden traces, experiences and memories. The book draws together theory in the field and implications for practice in landscape architecture and concludes with an examination of how different approaches to revealing and reimagining change can affect the future management of the site.
Book Synopsis Taking Measures Across the American Landscape by : James Corner
Download or read book Taking Measures Across the American Landscape written by James Corner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and essays express "the way the American landscape has been forged by various cultures in the past and what the possibilities are for its future design."--Jacket.
Book Synopsis Planning at the Landscape Scale by : Paul Selman
Download or read book Planning at the Landscape Scale written by Paul Selman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, landscape planning has involved the designation and protection of exceptional countryside. However, whilst this still remains important, there is a growing recognition of the multi-functionality of rural areas, and the need to encourage sustainable use of the whole countryside rather than just its ‘hotspots’. With an inter-disciplinary assessment of the rural environment, this book draws on theories of landscape values, people-place relationships, sustainable development, and plan implementation. It focuses on the competing influences of globalization and localization, seeing the role of planning as the reconciliation of these conflicting demands, reinforcing character and distinctiveness without museum-izing rural areas. Taking a ‘landscape scale’ approach to the topic, this book responds to the interest sparked by concern for rural landscapes and by recent local and national policy shifts in this area.
Book Synopsis Urban Wildscapes by : Anna Jorgensen
Download or read book Urban Wildscapes written by Anna Jorgensen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eolved, rather than designed or planned, these derelict, abandoned, and marginal spaces or wildernesses are frequently overgrown with vegetation and host to a wide range of human activities. They include former industrial sites, landfill, allotments, cemeteries, woods, infrastructural corridors, vacant lots and a whole array of urban waste lands at a variety of different scales. Frequently maligned in the media, these landscapes have recently been re-evaluated and this collection combines these fresh perspectives in one volume. Includes around 100 colour images.
Book Synopsis Contaminated Land by : Griselda Pollock
Download or read book Contaminated Land written by Griselda Pollock and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1998-03-19 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contaminated land is a problem both in the short and long term as it cannot be used without remediation. The investigation and analysis of the problem, along with the legal responsibilities surrounding the issues, continue to present difficulties to those wishing to use or develop a contaminated site. Since publication of the 1st edition, the area
Book Synopsis The Post-Industrial Landscape as Site for Creative Practice by : Gwen Heeney
Download or read book The Post-Industrial Landscape as Site for Creative Practice written by Gwen Heeney and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together experts in the fields of art history, visual arts, music, cultural geography, curatorial practice and landscape architecture to explore the role of material memory in the post-industrial landscape and the ways in which that landscape can act as a site for many forms of creative practice. It examines the role of material memory in the siting of public artworks and politically inspired installation art within the socio-economic post-industrial landscape. The post-industrial ruin as a place for innovation in the curatorial process is also investigated, as are social memory and the complexities of inscribing memory into places. A number of chapters focus on photography and its important role in recording memory as transformation, abandonment and erosion. Artists and musicians present personal case studies examining the siting of permanent and temporary artworks which can invoke memory of both culture and place. The land itself and its associated histories of post-industry are explored in artistic terms investigating dislocation, wasted spaces and extinction. Landscape architects and cultural geographers explore the aesthetic of the urban ruin, its natural and human ecologies and the re-wilding of urban spaces. The volume provokes discussion by a group of diverse experts on a very contemporary subject.
Book Synopsis Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America, Third Edition by : John W. Frazier
Download or read book Race, Ethnicity, and Place in a Changing America, Third Edition written by John W. Frazier and published by Global Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines major Hispanic, African, and Asian diasporas in the continental United States and Puerto Rico from the nineteenth century to the present, with particular attention on the diverse ways in which these immigrant groups have shaped and reshaped American places and landscapes. Through both historical and contemporary case studies, the contributors examine how race and ethnicity affect the places we live, work, and visit, illustrating along the way the behaviors and concepts that comprise the modern ethnic and racial geography of immigrant and minority groups. While primarily addressed to students and scholars in the fields of racial and ethnic geography, these case studies will be accessible to anyone interested in race-place connections, race-ethnicity boundaries, the development of racialization, and the complexity of human settlement patterns and landscapes that make up the United States and Puerto Rico. Taken together, they show how individuals and culture groups, through their ideologies, social organization, and social institutions, reflect both local and regional processes of place-making and place-remaking that occur within and beyond the continental United States.
Book Synopsis Proceedings of Our National Landscape by :
Download or read book Proceedings of Our National Landscape written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
