Tokyo and Venice As Cities on Water : Past Memories and Future Perspectives / edited by Rosa Caroli and Stefano Soriani.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Caroli, Rosa, 1960- editor.

Soriani, Stefano, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Port cities.

Water and civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

Like other cities on water, Tokyo and Venice are characterised by intrinsic fragility, resulting from the combined work of the continuous emergence of technological, economic, social, and environmental forces, which affect the urban structure and landscape. Their tangible and intangible (material and immaterial) heritage can play a fundamental role in both maintaining their peculiar maritime identity and defining a future vision for the city. Accordingly, this volume focuses on how the rediscovery of water, from both architectural and cultural points of view, as well as the preservation of the historical and local character of the use of water, can contribute to new forms of resilience. The contributions from scholars, experts, and practitioners in various disciplines - from the social sciences and humanities to architecture and urban planning - that are brought together in this volume help to clarify the basic importance of maintaining and preserving the distinctive identity of two paradigmatic cases of cities on water.

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Other Format:

Print version: Caroli, Rosa Tokyo and Venice As Cities on Water

ISBN:

9781527554603

1527554600

OCLC:

1418752693