As different parts of the globe deal with the challenges of coastal settlements in the Anthropcene…
Book Review
BOOK REVIEW
This section is dedicated to the review and/or report of literary, scientific and artistic publications on the topics of interest of the Magazine, for which some information and insights are provided, also through a short critical and interpretative evaluation text and/or a interview with the authors.
Urban waterfronts and cultural heritage
Urban waterfronts have been a matter of much debate over the past decades. Early schemes of…
Ports and Networks. Strategies, Operations and Perspectives
The process of modernization, especially during the twentieth century, has brought about dramatic Written by leading…
Eastern Mediterranean Port Cities. A Study of Mersin, Turkey – From Antiquity to Modernity
This book surveys the historical development, current problems and likely prospects for Eastern Mediterranean port cities,…
Green Ports. Inland and Seaside Sustainable Transportation Strategies
Seaports are crucial actors in the global freight transportation system, serving as the hubs and gateways…
Fragile and Resilient Cities on Water
The process of modernization, especially during the twentieth century, has brought about dramatic changes in most…
Urban Ports and Harbor Management
The essays in this book, first published in 1988, explore the changes that have occurred in…
Urban Waterfront Promenades
Some cities have long-treasured waterfront promenades, many cities have recently built ones, and others have plans…
Ports and Networks: Strategies, Operations and Perspectives
Written by leading experts in the field, this book offers an introduction to recent developments in…
Waterfront urban space Designing for Blue-Green Places
The book explores potentialities and emerging issues to strategies and waterside planning and design, developing research…
Benchmarking Methodology for the Development of Sustainable Cruise Tourism in South-East Asia
“Benchmarking Methodology for the Development of Sustainable Cruise Tourism in South-East Asia” follows the 2016 publication…
Liquid Capital: Making the Chicago Waterfront
In the nineteenth century, politicians transformed a disease-infested bog on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan…
La riforma portuale di Federico II
L‘Autore, avvocato esperto in diritto marittimo e appassionato di storia, ripercorre le vicende che, nel 1239,…
Venezia è una città. Come è stata costruita e come vive
A sette anni dalla prima edizione, una nuova versione del saggio di Franco Mancuso, “Venezia è…
Waterfronts Revisited: European ports in a historic and global perspective
Fornire un’analisi aggiornata sull’evoluzione delle città portuali storiche nel contesto globale, attraverso una selezione di casi…