Waterways And The Cultural Landscape
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Waterways And The Cultural Landscape
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Author : Francesco Vallerani
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-11
Waterways And The Cultural Landscape written by Francesco Vallerani and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-11 with Business & Economics categories.
Water control and management have been fundamental to the building of human civilisation. In Europe, the regulation of major rivers, the digging of canals and the wetland reclamation schemes from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, generated new typologies of waterscapes with significant implications for the people who resided within them. This book explores the role of waterways as a form of heritage, culture and sense of place and the potential of this to underpin the development of cultural tourism. With a multidisciplinary approach across the social sciences and humanities, chapters explore how the control and management of water flows are among some of the most significant human activities to transform the natural environment. Based upon a wealth and breadth of European case studies, the book uncovers the complex relationships we have with waterways, the ways that they have been represented over recent centuries and the ways in which they continue to be redefined in different cultural contexts. Contributions recognise not only valuable assets of hydrology that are at the core of landscape management, but also more intangible aspects that matter to people, such as their familiarity, affecting what is understood as the fluvial sense of place. This highly original collection will be of interest to those working in cultural tourism, cultural geography, heritage studies, cultural history, landscape studies and leisure studies.
Rivers And Society
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Author : Malcolm Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-22
Rivers And Society written by Malcolm Cooper and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-22 with Social Science categories.
Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes. Rivers have sustained human communities, and human societies have utilized and altered river flows in a number of ways for millennia. However, the level of human impact on rivers, and on watershed environments, has become acute during the last hundred years or so. This book brings together empirical research and theoretical perspectives on the changing conditions of a range of river basin environments in the contemporary world, including the history and culture of local societies living in these river basins. It provides theoretical insights on the patterns and nature of the interaction between rivers and their use by human communities. The chapters are written from a variety of positions, including environmental science, hydrology, human ecology, urban studies, water management, historical geography, cultural anthropology and tourism studies. The case studies span different geographical regions, providing valuable insight on the multifaceted interactions between rivers and our societies, and on the changing riverscapes in different parts of the world. Specific detailed examples are included from Australia, Brazil, France, India, Iran, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA. Chapter 11 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Cultural Landscape Report For The Historic Motor Road System Acadia National Park
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Author : Jeffrey Killion
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Cultural Landscape Report For The Historic Motor Road System Acadia National Park written by Jeffrey Killion and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Acadia National Park (Me.) categories.
Germany S Nature
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Author : Thomas Lekan
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2005-08-23
Germany S Nature written by Thomas Lekan and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-23 with History categories.
Germany boasts one of the strongest environmental records in the world. The Rhine River is cleaner than it has been in decades, recycling is considered a civic duty, and German manufacturers of pollution-control technology export their products around the globe. Yet, little has been written about the country's remarkable environmental history, and even less of that research is available in English. Now for the first time, a survey of the country's natural and cultural landscapes is available in one volume. Essays by leading scholars of history, geography, and the social sciences move beyond the Green movement to uncover the enduring yet ever-changing cultural patterns, social institutions, and geographic factors that have sustained Germany's relationship to its land. Unlike the American environmental movement, which is still dominated by debates about wilderness conservation and the retention of untouched spaces, discussions of the German landscape have long recognized human impact as part of the "natural order." Drawing on a variety of sites as examples, including forests, waterways, the Autobahn, and natural history museums, the essays demonstrate how environmental debates in Germany have generally centered on the best ways to harmonize human priorities and organic order, rather than on attempts to reify wilderness as a place to escape from industrial society. Germany's Nature is essential reading for students and professionals working in the fields of environmental studies, European history, and the history of science and technology.
Rivers In History
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Author : Christof Mauch
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date : 2008-07-27
Rivers In History written by Christof Mauch and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Pre this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-07-27 with Science categories.
Throughout history, rivers have run a wide course through human temporal and spiritual experience. They have demarcated mythological worlds, framed the cradle of Western civilization, and served as physical and psychological boundaries among nations. Rivers have become a crux of transportation, industry, and commerce. They have been loved as nurturing providers, nationalist symbols, and the source of romantic lore but also loathed as sites of conflict and natural disaster. Rivers in History presents one of the first comparative histories of rivers on the continents of Europe and North America in the modern age. The contributors examine the impact of rivers on humans and, conversely, the impact of humans on rivers. They view this dynamic relationship through political, cultural, industrial, social, and ecological perspectives in national and transnational settings. As integral sources of food and water, local and international transportation, recreation, and aesthetic beauty, rivers have dictated where cities have risen, and in times of flooding, drought, and war, where they've fallen. Modern Western civilizations have sought to control rivers by channeling them for irrigation, raising and lowering them in canal systems, and damming them for power generation. Contributors analyze the regional, national, and international politicization of rivers, the use and treatment of waterways in urban versus rural environments, and the increasing role of international commissions in ecological and commercial legislation for the protection of river resources. Case studies include the Seine in Paris, the Mississippi, the Volga, the Rhine, and the rivers of Pittsburgh. Rivers in History is a broad environmental history of waterways that makes a major contribution to the study, preservation, and continued sustainability of rivers as vital lifelines of Western culture.
The Shore Is A Bridge
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Author : Ben Ford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
The Shore Is A Bridge written by Ben Ford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Cultural landscapes categories.
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Underlying Definitions, Assumptions, and Methods -- Chapter 2 Lake Ontario, Its Geography and Names -- Chapter 3 Early History of Lake Ontario -- Chapter 4 The European Proliferation on Lake Ontario -- Chapter 5 Lake Ontario Maritime Landscapes at the Human Scale -- Chapter 6 Lake Ontario Maritime Landscapes at the Regional Scale -- Chapter 7 The Maritime Landscape in the Present -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Humans In The Land
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Author : Sven Arntzen
language : en
Publisher: Oslo Academic Press
Release Date : 2008
Humans In The Land written by Sven Arntzen and has been published by Oslo Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Nature categories.
"The concept of cultural landscape has become significant in social and political decision making, in environmental management and preservation and in diverse academic disciplines. This book reflects on the philosophical presuppositions underlying discussions about landscapes which lie in the space between natural and built environments. With their focus on ethical and aesthetic considerations regarding the cultural landscape, the topics here address, in particular, the qualitative aspects of approaches to the environment."--BOOK JACKET.
The Legal Choice In A Cultural Landscape
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Author : Adam D. Friedman
language : en
Publisher: Program in Maritime Studies East Carolina University
Release Date : 2008
The Legal Choice In A Cultural Landscape written by Adam D. Friedman and has been published by Program in Maritime Studies East Carolina University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Industrial archaeology categories.
The Oxford Handbook Of Maritime Archaeology
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Author : Alexis Catsambis
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-02
The Oxford Handbook Of Maritime Archaeology written by Alexis Catsambis and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02 with Social Science categories.
This title is a comprehensive survey of maritime archaeology as seen through the eyes of nearly fifty scholars at a time when maritime archaeology has established itself as a mature branch of archaeology.
River Culture
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Author : UNESCO
language : en
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-05
River Culture written by UNESCO and has been published by UNESCO Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-05 with Political Science categories.