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UNINA9910817392903321 |
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Autore |
De Jonghe Bert |
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Titolo |
Inventing Greenland : Designing an Arctic Nation |
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New York City : , : Actar D, , 2022 |
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©2022 |
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ISBN |
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9781638408062 |
9781638409892 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Regional planning - Greenland |
Ecology |
Regional planning |
Social conditions |
Greenland Social conditions |
Greenland Environmental conditions |
Greenland |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Foreword: Imagining Greenland -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Militarization and Globalization -- Shared Histories and Collective Memories -- Housing and Public Projects -- Chromatic Geographies and Material Economies -- Arctic Tourism and Urban Growth -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Biographies -- Image Credits. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Through the lens of urbanization, Inventing Greenland provides a broad understanding of a unique island undergoing intense transformation while drawing attention to its historical and current challenges and emerging opportunities. Geared towards architects, landscape architects, and urban planners, this book examines the local cultural, social, and environmental realities with a distinct spatial sensitivity, recognizing the diverse array of relationships that the built environment both supports and produces. By exploring Greenland as a |
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complex and interconnected cultural and geographical space, Inventing Greenland reveals and anticipates transitional moments in the region's highly intertwined urbanized, militarized, and touristic landscapes. |
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