Defence sites II : heritage and future / editors, C.A. Brebbia and C. Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Brebbia, C. A., editor.

Clark, C., editor.

Series:

WIT Transactions on The Built Environment

WIT Transactions, 1743-3509

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military bases--Design and construction--Congresses.

Military bases.

Military bases--Environmental aspects--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.)

Place of Publication:

Southampton, England : WIT Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Containing the proceedings of the second International Conference on Defence Sites, Heritage and Future this book promotes the knowledge of the scale, design and functions of defence sites. It brings a better understanding of the issues raised by their redundancy and the implications of different disposal processes for the land.

Contents:

Cover; Defence Sites II: Heritage and Future; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Section 1: Military heritage history; The ecological footprint and the evolution of some Roman sites on the Danube River; Military buildings: from being abandoned to reuse; "New life" for defence military architecture: the case of the sighting towers in Basilicata; Layout and shape of Dürer's Geschützrondellen in the Spanish defensive architecture: the horseshoe pattern in the Enlightenment; Juan Bautista Antonelli: the first example of Alicante's bastioned fortifications

The controversies between Jacobo Fratín and Vespasian Gonzaga on the project of the citadel of Pamplona in the late sixteenth centuryThe fortification of Alicante designed by the engineer Ambrosio Borçano; Analysing nineteenth century military building typologies: an Australian perspective; How to preserve the First World War military heritage; Section 2: Transition from military to civilian life; Make art not war: defence sites find new life as centres of creativity; Adaptive reuse of military establishments as museums: conservation vs. museography

From a military seaplane base to an international circuit: a study of Toko Seaplane Base as a controversial heritage siteSection 3: Castles and fortresses; Assessment of the masonry strength of the fortress in Terezin; Potential analysis of the Templar Castle of Monzón in Huesca, Spain as a tourist attraction; The red castle of Castellorizo: the island's strategic significance and the castle's historical representations; A recreational carrying capacity assessment of the 16th century Spanish Fort of Santiago on the Island of Chikly, Tunisia

The culture of immanence in the re-use of revival architecture: a new life for Tafuri Castle in Sicily (Portopalo di Capo Passero, Syracuse, Italy)The Tunisian Wetlands Centre: modern uses for the Ottoman Fort of Borj El Loutani (Ghar El Melh); Preservation criteria applied to the case study of a 19th century fortress; Walled towns as defensive cultural landscapes: a case study of Alanya - a walled town in Turkey; Section 4: Fortified cities; Urbanisation of former city fortifications in The Netherlands between 1805 and 2013

Stratigraphic evidence in the ancient urban walls of Cagliari, Sardinia, ItalySection 5: Risk assessment; Conservation of defence heritage structures using corrosion protection techniques; Using RFID to detect UXO prior to repurposing land for civilian use; Section 6: Defence tourism; Accessibility to the historic defence sites of Oman for people with mobility impairment: the cases of the Nakhal, Al Hazm and Khasab fortifications; Conservation and development of military sites on Kinmen Island; Participation in and access to the defence heritage: some Swedish examples; Section 7: Case studies

The history and legacy of the United States Naval Communication Station in Thurso, Scotland

Notes:

"Defence heritage 2014 : second International Conference on Defence Sites Heritage and Future"--Conference title page.

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 25, 2014).

ISBN:

1-84564-834-X