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Mathiesen Arna |
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Scarcity in excess : the built environment and the economic crisis in Iceland / / Arna Mathiesen and Giambattista Zaccariotto |
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New York, NY : , : Actar Publishers, , [2014] |
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©2014 |
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1 online resource (249 pages) |
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City planning - Economic aspects |
Financial crises - Iceland |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Urban Transformations - before the crash -- The Expansion -- Going for Growth -- The Upscaling -- Spatial Inequality in Reykjavík -- Scarce or Abundant Resources? -- The Groundbreaking Tour (Skóflustungutúrinn) -- Big Plans: The Dream of Reykjavík 2007 -- Into the Firmament -- 2. Agents of Change - after the crash -- Traces (Spor) -- Top down / Bottom up - Changing Practices -- A Hole in a Hill -- Run for your Life -- Dyndilyndi -- The Sociopolitical Role of the Architect -- Local Agents of Change - grassroots practitioners on the fringe -- The New City -- 3. Urban Systems - current status -- Geology -- Water -- Planning -- Economy -- Housing -- Food -- Communication -- 4. Scenarios - into the future -- Urban Design and Ecology -- Research by Design -- Briefs: Water, Food, Mobility and Dwelling Student workshops -- Helgafellsland - on the fertile soil -- Úlfarsárdalur - on the tundra -- Hafnarfjarðarhöfn - on the landfill -- Vellir - on the lava -- Conclusions -- The Authors -- Illustration Credits -- Acknowledgements. |
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UNINA9910823286403321 |
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Miller Rod <1952-> |
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The lost frontier : momentous moments in the Old West you may have missed / / Rod Miller |
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Guilford, Connecticut ; ; Helena, Montana : , : Twodot, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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1 online resource (257 p.) |
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Frontier and pioneer life - West (U.S.) |
West (U.S.) History, Local |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Introduction; Head 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out:Trail Driving; Alexander Mackenzie:Crossing the Continent; Zebulon Pike: Lost in theLouisiana Purchase; Maximilian and Bodmer:Science and Art in the Old West; "Corralled for Defense":Indian Attacks on Wagon Trains; Porter Rockwell: God's Gunfighter; Edward Fitzgerald Beale:A Frontiersman for All Reasons; The Free and Independent State of Deseret; Samuel Brannan: The Man Who Startedthe Gold Rush; Before Civil Rights: The Chinese in America; Dear Sir: Corresponding via theJackass Mail; Ships of the Southwest Desert:Camels Join the Army |
American Royalty: Emperor Norton IRoot Hog or Die: The Pig War; Randolph B. Marcy: Tour Guide for theWestward Emigration; The Comstock Lode:A Silver-Lined Mountain; Barney Ford: From Runaway Slave toWealthy Businessman; Battle of Glorieta Pass:The Gettysburg of the West; Massacre at Bear River:First, Worst, Forgotten; Adobe Walls: Ruins of a Way of Life; The End of the Civil War:Battle at the End of Texas; First Blood: Showdown in the Street; Jacob Brodbeck: First Flight, First Crash?; Mass Murder: Circleville Massacre; Black Hawk's Last Ride: Reconciliation |
The Métis: Gone the Way of the BuffaloMaking Barbwire Famous:The Frying Pan Ranch; Surviving a Lead Storm: Elfego Baca; The Birth of the Modern World: Electricity; Bibliography; Index; About the Author |
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