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Book Puertos y sistemas portuarios  siglos XVI XX

Download or read book Puertos y sistemas portuarios siglos XVI XX written by Agustín Guimerá Ravina and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Port Cities of Atlantic Iberia  c  1500   1900

Download or read book Port Cities of Atlantic Iberia c 1500 1900 written by Patrick O'Flanagan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-08 with total page 511 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charting the evolution of the port cities of Atlantic Spain and Portugal over four centuries, this book examines the often dynamic interaction between the large privileged ports of Lisbon, Seville and Cadiz (the Metropoles) and the smaller ports of, among others, Oporto, Corunna and Santander (the Second Tier). The book particularly focuses on the implications of state-sponsored commercial policies for the main ports of Atlantic Iberia during the monopoly period extending from 1503 to c.1778, and briefly considers the implications of the suppression of monopoly for these centres over the remainder of the nineteenth century. Patrick O'Flanagan employs a wealth of source material to provide a multi-faceted survey of the growth of these port cities, moving deftly from local concerns to regional developments and global relationships. Beyond Spain and Portugal, the book also considers the important role played by the Atlantic archipelagoes of the Canaries, the Azores and Madeira. This formidable study is an essential addition to the library of those studying Atlantic Iberia, historical geography, and transatlantic economic relationships of this period.

Book La ciudad portuaria atl  ntica en la historia

Download or read book La ciudad portuaria atl ntica en la historia written by Agustín Guimerá Ravina and published by Ed. Universidad de Cantabria. This book was released on 2006 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coordinados por el área de Historia moderna de la Universidad de Cantabria, se recogen en este décimo volumen de la Biblioteca Navalia las ponencias desarrolladas por expertos, de varios países, en historia naval, economistas, historiadores, ingenieros portuarios, urbanistas e historiadores del arte, en el curso “La ciudad portuaria atlántica en la historia: siglos XVI-XIX”, celebrado entre el 4 y 7 de julio de 2005 en el Aula del Mar Rector Jordá, iniciativa cultural y docente en la que colaboran la Universidad de Cantabria, Autoridad Portuaria de Santander, Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo y RETE (Asociación internacional para la colaboración entre puertos y ciudades). Pasado, presente y futuro constituyen los tres tiempos para este estudio interdisciplinar centrado en la fachada atlántica europea, sus ciudades, bajo una perspectiva urbanística, económica, artística, demográfica, comercial... con especial referencia a la ciudad de Santander al coincidir con su 250 aniversario de la concesión del título de ciudad.

Book The Diplomatic Enlightenment

Download or read book The Diplomatic Enlightenment written by Edward Jones Corredera and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eighteenth-century Spain drew on the Enlightenment to reconfigure its role in the European balance of power. As its force and its weight declined, Spanish thinkers discouraged war and zealotry and pursued peace and cooperation to reconfigure the international Spanish Empire.

Book Shipping and Economic Growth 1350 1850

Download or read book Shipping and Economic Growth 1350 1850 written by Richard W. Unger and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2011-03-21 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shipping was the most dynamic sector of the economy of Europe from the fourteenth into the nineteenth century. Europeans who moved goods by sea dramatically improved their efficiency, laying the foundations for greater economic growth to come and for domination of the world’s oceans.

Book The Early Modern Atlantic Economy

Download or read book The Early Modern Atlantic Economy written by John J. McCusker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sample Text

Book The Sustainable City XI

Download or read book The Sustainable City XI written by C.A. Brebbia and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability held in Alicante, Spain, this volume addresses the multidisciplinary aspects of urban planning; a result of the increasing size of cities, the amount of resources and services required and the complexity of modern society. Most of the earth’s population live in cities and the process of urbanisation still continues to generate problems originating from the drift of the population towards them. These problems can be resolved by cities becoming efficient habitats, saving resources in a way that improves the standard of living. The process faces a number of challenges related to reducing pollution amd improving main transportation and infrastructure systems. These challenges can contribute to the development of social and economic imbalances and require the development of new solutions. Large cities are probably the most complex mechanisms to manage, nevertheless they represent a productive ground for architects, engineers, city planners, and social and political scientists able to conceive new ideas and time them according to technological advances and human requirements. The Sustainable City XI follows a succession of very successful international conferences and covers the following fields: Urban planning and design; Urban development and management; Urban conservation and regeneration; The community and the city; Eco-town planning; Landscape planning and design; Environmental management; Sustainable energy and the city; Transportation Quality of life; Socio-economic and political considerations; Cultural quarters and interventions; Waterfront development; Case studies – sustainable practices; Architectural issues; Cultural heritage issues; Appropriate technologies for smart cities; Planning for resilience; Disaster and emergency response; Urban safety and security; Waste management; Urban infrastructure and Urban metabolism.

Book Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery

Download or read book Liverpool and Transatlantic Slavery written by David Richardson and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Britain’s dominant port for the slave trade in the eighteenth century, Liverpool is crucial to the study of slavery. And as the engine behind Liverpool’s rapid growth and prosperity, slavery left an indelible mark on the history of the city. This collection of essays, boasting an international roster of leading scholars in the field, sets Liverpool in the wider context of transatlantic slavery. The contributors tackle a range of issues, including African agency, slave merchants and their society, and the abolitionist movement, always with an emphasis on the human impact of slavery.

Book Cornish Wrecking  1700 1860

Download or read book Cornish Wrecking 1700 1860 written by Cathryn J. Pearce and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2010 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the complex laws and practices relating to wreck law, that is the right to salvage goods washed up on the shore, examines how Cornish people made use of this "harvest of the sea" and explores how myths about Cornish wrecking have developed.

Book Walking the city  Barcelona as an urban experience

Download or read book Walking the city Barcelona as an urban experience written by Estanislau Roca and published by Edicions Universitat Barcelona. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents an exciting and colorful route for Barcelona and his neighborhoods. Written by recognised specialists in architecture, urbanism or art history, and based in an awarded and expor­ted teaching and research project which uses the city as a classroom and labora­tory, its aim is to deepen one’s knowledge about the city, through tours as a way of approaching architecture, urbanism, socio­logy and history.

Book Tour isms

    Book Details:
  • Author : Nuria Enguita Mayo
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2004
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 358 pages

Download or read book Tour isms written by Nuria Enguita Mayo and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tourism conceived as a political and cultural phenomenon, in full expansion thanks to the globalising process of late capitalism which, together with the consumer and leisure society and the information, communication and transport technologies, is radically transforming our territories and (space-time) perception of the world. A contemporary practice, mobility, yet different according to the place one is speaking from: perpetual present and pure space, deterritorialised, for the globalised; impossibility of the present and physically confined space for the localised. The uses of time and space are clearly differentiated and at the same time they themselves differentiate. The pursuit of happiness, the desire for escape, the discovery of the Other and the return to nature are, according to some tourism analysts, the generators of the imaginaries of desire when it comes to embarking on a journey. A critical analysis of these constructed imaginaries which will reveal some of the mechanisms which induce that desire in capitalist society has been the impulse behind this project. Tour-isms is structured through two interconnected realities, the ''tourist-subject'', a subject who activates environments and standardised memories legitimised by the individuality of experience and exploration; and an agent of transformation, a social player actively involved in processes of transformation of the territories s/he visits. And the ''touristified spaces'', which reveal some of the economic, political and cultural processes which impose new forms of socialisation and new uses and behaviours on the borders of private and public, what is and what can be historical. Tour-isms does not set out to make a totalising analysis of tourism or to offer a historical future for it, nor does it wish to propose a superficial criticism of tourism or the tourist or to establish new models for this practice. Tour-isms is a transversal project which links a series of people and groups who, f

Book The Cambridge Urban History of Britain

Download or read book The Cambridge Urban History of Britain written by Peter Clark and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process of urbanisation and suburbanisation in Britain from the Victorian period to the twentieth century.

Book Ricchezza del mare ricchezza dal mare

Download or read book Ricchezza del mare ricchezza dal mare written by Istituto internazionale di storia economica F. Datini. Settimana di studio and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Studi in ricordo di Guido Barbina  v  Terre e uomini  geografie incrociate

Download or read book Studi in ricordo di Guido Barbina v Terre e uomini geografie incrociate written by Alma Bianchetti and published by Forum Edizioni. This book was released on 2001 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Waterfronts in Post Industrial Cities

Download or read book Waterfronts in Post Industrial Cities written by Richard Marshall and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004-01-14 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books on waterfronts deal with a relatively narrow collection of cities and projects; one might describe them as the 'top ten' list of waterfront revitalisation projects. For instance, Boston and Baltimore are now the stuff of waterfront redevelopment legend. Waterfronts in Post-Industrial Cities is a second generation waterfront publication which reflects on recent and contemporary developments. Amsterdam, Boston, Genoa, Sydney and Vancouver are successful examples of cities that faced considerable challenges in their revitalisation efforts. Bilbao, Havana, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Shanghai are contemporary examples that represent the emerging contexts for waterfront revitalisation today. Four themes form the basis of this book and provide a structure for considering particular aspects of waterfront redevelopment - connection to the waterfront, remaking the city image on the waterfront, port and city relations and the new waterfronts in historic cities. Broad issues that might be applicable to a variety of situations are dealt with alongside specific city case studies.

Book Marine Tourism

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Orams
  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Release : 2002-06-01
  • ISBN : 1134771096
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Marine Tourism written by Mark Orams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marine Tourism examines both successful and unsuccessful tourism in coastal and marine environments. The author provides an overview of the history, development and growth of marine tourism and describes the characteristics of 'marine tourists' and the 'vendors' of these tourist activities. The book includes case studies of specific types of tourism including: * the cruise ship industry, * whale and dolphin watching, * yachting - the America's Cup, * personal water crafts and other water sports * and maritime museums and festivals. in locations including Brighton, UK, the Florida Keys and Hawaii, USA Caribbean islands, New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The final section examines tourism impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal communities and explores management techniques aimed at reducing negative impacts and maximizing the benefits of marine tourism.

Book Waterfronts

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ann Breen
  • Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 360 pages

Download or read book Waterfronts written by Ann Breen and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1994 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nearly all American cities are located on or near a body of water. In this extensive, one-of-a-kind design compendium, you'll get a full picture of the enormous opportunities and untapped potential of the urban waterfront - combined with world-class examples of brilliantly conceived and executed waterfront projects that have transformed previously neglected downtown areas in recent years." "The most in-depth portrait yet of this dynamic urban waterfront phenomenon, this book showcases 75 award-winning projects in vivid four-color and black-and-white photographs. Chosen for outstanding design, site usage, and community impact, each project is an outstanding example of the beauty and diversity of the modern urban waterfront, including Monterey Bay Aquarium (California); Harbour Town (Hilton Head, South Carolina); Horace Dodge Memorial Fountain (Detroit); Coastal Cement Corporation Terminal (Boston); Cincinnati Gateway Riverwalk; Roebling Bridge/Delaware Aqueduct (Pennsylvania and New York); and many more." "Armed with insights and information from the superb text, you'll appreciate the topnotch examples of waterfront parks, boathouses and marinas, housing developments, industrial and commercial mixed-use properties, artistic and cultural facilities, and historic preservation and adaptive reuse. Encompassing harbor front, shoreline, lakefront, and riverfront development, in cities of all sizes, the projects establish useful precedents and inspire creative ideas for those planning and designing new waterfront projects." "You'll also benefit from a unique historic review of the factors that created today's urban waterfront phenomenon, with an expert assessment of their social, cultural, technological, and economic impact on the reemerging American city." "The first truly comprehensive review of the dynamic urban waterfront...packed with case studies, maps, bibliographies, and magnificent illustrations...and addressing both design challenges and marketing potential...Waterfronts is an information-packed resource for all architects, citizen's groups, urban planners, developers, municipal leaders, students, and urban historians."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved