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Venice in Environmental Peril?
Myth and Reality
Taschenbuch von Dominic Standish
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
Venice is perceived to be in peril due to rising sea levels, tourism, and modern development. This book is based on interviews with Venetian environmentalists about Venice's environmental risks, especially regarding the city's anticipated mobile dams. It offers a ten-point proposal to modernize Venice while preserving its ancient heritage
Venice is perceived to be in peril due to rising sea levels, tourism, and modern development. This book is based on interviews with Venetian environmentalists about Venice's environmental risks, especially regarding the city's anticipated mobile dams. It offers a ten-point proposal to modernize Venice while preserving its ancient heritage
Über den Autor
Dominic Standish, Ph.D., is British and lectures for the University of Iowa at its CIMBA campus in the Venice region of Italy, where he has lived since 1997 (see [...] for more information).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword by John Eglin
Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Venice Problem and a Proposed Solution

PART ONE - VENICE'S MYTHICAL TRADITIONS
Chapter One: Founding Myths of the Venetian Republic
Chapter Two: Cultural Myths

PART TWO - FROM CONSERVATIONISM TO ENVIRONMENTALISM
Chapter Three: The Triumph of Conservationism
Chapter Four: Transforming Conservationism into Environmentalism

PART THREE - CLAIMS-MAKING ABOUT VENICE'S MOBILE DAMS
Chapter Five: Environmentalists Challenge Venice's Mobile Dams
Chapter Six: Environmental Claims about Venice's Mobile Dams
Chapter Seven: Myths about Venice's Mobile Dams

PART FOUR - MYTHS ABOUT MODERNIZATION
Chapter Eight: Modernization and Environmentalism
Chapter Nine: Modernizing or Sustaining Venice?

Conclusion: The Reconstitution of the Venetian Metaphor

Appendix A: Profiles of Venetian Environmentalists Interviewed
Appendix B: List of Non-Governmental Organizations
Appendix C: List and Abbreviations of Political Parties
Appendix D: Glossary of Terminology
Chronology: Venice and its Protection
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780761856641
ISBN-10: 0761856641
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Standish, Dominic
Hersteller: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Dominic Standish
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2011
Gewicht: 0,485 kg
Artikel-ID: 106785824
Über den Autor
Dominic Standish, Ph.D., is British and lectures for the University of Iowa at its CIMBA campus in the Venice region of Italy, where he has lived since 1997 (see [...] for more information).
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword by John Eglin
Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Venice Problem and a Proposed Solution

PART ONE - VENICE'S MYTHICAL TRADITIONS
Chapter One: Founding Myths of the Venetian Republic
Chapter Two: Cultural Myths

PART TWO - FROM CONSERVATIONISM TO ENVIRONMENTALISM
Chapter Three: The Triumph of Conservationism
Chapter Four: Transforming Conservationism into Environmentalism

PART THREE - CLAIMS-MAKING ABOUT VENICE'S MOBILE DAMS
Chapter Five: Environmentalists Challenge Venice's Mobile Dams
Chapter Six: Environmental Claims about Venice's Mobile Dams
Chapter Seven: Myths about Venice's Mobile Dams

PART FOUR - MYTHS ABOUT MODERNIZATION
Chapter Eight: Modernization and Environmentalism
Chapter Nine: Modernizing or Sustaining Venice?

Conclusion: The Reconstitution of the Venetian Metaphor

Appendix A: Profiles of Venetian Environmentalists Interviewed
Appendix B: List of Non-Governmental Organizations
Appendix C: List and Abbreviations of Political Parties
Appendix D: Glossary of Terminology
Chronology: Venice and its Protection
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780761856641
ISBN-10: 0761856641
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Standish, Dominic
Hersteller: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Dominic Standish
Erscheinungsdatum: 14.12.2011
Gewicht: 0,485 kg
Artikel-ID: 106785824
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