Lighthouse
La invención del barco,
es la invención del naufragio
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PORTUS 31 - June 2016
PROCIP: Methodological experiences for the scientific approach to the port city
When the PROCIP began to organize the maritime-port symposia in 2009, we took note on the European expert experiences who visited us.
IACP and RETE gave us the first lessons, showing interesting work … More
PORTUS 31 - June 2016
The spirit of port-cities
A city is a spatial and an economic reality, but also something more esoteric: an agglomeration of values, of mentalities – even of spirituality. Joel Kotkin has stated that great cities foster three elements: personal safety, economic possibilities … More
PORTUS 31 - June 2016
Writing Port Cities
In Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino famously imagined Marco Polo describing imaginary cities to Kublai Khan. Reflecting on his home city of Venice, he “put together, piece by piece, the perfect city,” a city that is “discontinuous in space … More
PORTUS 31 - June 2016