Third Coast Atlas
Title | Third Coast Atlas PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Ibañez |
Publisher | |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Cities and towns |
ISBN | 9781940291918 |
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Third Coast Atlas
Title | Third Coast Atlas PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel Ibanez |
Publisher | Actar D, Inc. |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 2017-09-15 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 1638409048 |
Measuring over 10,000 miles, the Great Lakes coastline, known as the “third coast,” is longer than the Atlantic and Pacific coastlines of the United States combined. It is difficult to overstate the history and future of the region as both a contested and opportunistic site for urbanism. Envisaged as a comprehensive “atlas,” this publication comprises in-depth analysis of the landscapes, hydrology, infrastructure, urban form, and ecologies of the region, delivered through a series of analytical cartographies supported by scholarly and design research from internationally renowned scholars, photographers, and practitioners from the disciplines of architecture, landscape, geography, planning, and ecology. This publication was awarded with a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
Two Cosmograms
Title | Two Cosmograms PDF eBook |
Author | Rania Ghosn |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2016-06-28 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780972688727 |
How do we make sense of the Earth at a moment in which it is presented in crisis? To live in an epoch that is shaped by extensive environmental transformations is to be confronted with risks and uncertainties at scales larger than that of the planet. Paradoxically, while we worry that the sky may be falling on our heads, we remain so immobilized in part maybe because of our failures to comprehend the scales of a story that is difficult both to tell and to hear. Two Cosmograms mediates the dissonance between the environmental question at stake and the narrow repertoire of emotions and imaginations with which we try to understand these issues by exploring speculative fiction as the political art that integrates the story of the cosmos into our own life stories. In response to the expansion of infrastructural systems and resource exploitation beyond the Earth, the two projects -Neck of the Moon and Love your Monsters- engage the architectural imaginations of the Cosmos. The speculative fictions probe the politics and aesthetics of technological systems, both in the extra-planetary environment as well as here on Earth.
Barefoot Books World Atlas
Title | Barefoot Books World Atlas PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Crane |
Publisher | Barefoot Ministries |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Children's atlases |
ISBN | 9781846863325 |
This atlas is packed with information about the way in which communities and cultures across the world have been shaped by their local environments and it looks at the ideas and initiatives which are shaping the future.
National Geographic Kids Ultimate U. S. Road Trip Atlas
Title | National Geographic Kids Ultimate U. S. Road Trip Atlas PDF eBook |
Author | Crispin Boyer |
Publisher | National Geographic Books |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2012-03-13 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1426309333 |
The National Geographic Kids Ultimate U.S. Road Trip Atlas includes easy-to-read, simple road maps of each state and Washington, D. C., along with a map of the United States. State symbols, cool things to do, boredom busters, fun facts, wacky roadside attractions and games accompany the maps and provide engaging information with stunning photographs that will keep kids busy for hours.
Infinite City
Title | Infinite City PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Solnit |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2010-11-29 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0520262492 |
What makes a place? Rebecca Solnit reinvents the traditional atlas, searching for layers of meaning & connections of experience across San Francisco.
Shorelines
Title | Shorelines PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Devoy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 984 |
Release | 2021-06-25 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781782054511 |
Ireland is an island surrounded by ocean, with a high percentage of its population living in the coastal zone and has often been referred to as an "island nation". The importance of the coastal zone to Ireland is extremely high, given its economic value from tourism and recreation, fishing, aquaculture, renewable energy, ports and linked industries, as well as its environmental significance. Proximity to the sea has also profoundly influenced Ireland's history, culture and multiple identities. Although there are existing guides about Ireland's coastal geology, physical geography and landscapes, these are fragmented and mostly of a local nature. "Shorelines: The Coastal Atlas of Ireland" will aim to fill this gap by looking at the coastline of the entire island of Ireland as a whole, from the physical, human and environmental perspectives.The Atlas will contribute towards the dissemination and outreach of scientific knowledge about the coasts of Ireland and of the processes that are shaping them, to the broader public, government and decision makers. The Atlas is relevant globally, to all those that are interested in coastal matters and the work is not just about Ireland, but Ireland, as an analogue for many of the world's coasts.Visually stunning, accessible and an academic tour de force, this Atlas will resonate with everybody who has a connection to Ireland and anybody interested in the Irish coast.