Future North: The Changing Arctic Landscapes (Landscape Architecture: History - Culture - Theory - Practice)

Synopsis

The changing Arctic is of broad political concern and is being studied across many fields. This book investigates ongoing changes in the Arctic from a landscape perspective. It examines settlements and territories of the Barents Sea Coast, Northern Norway, the Russian Kola Peninsula, Svalbard and Greenland from an interdisciplinary, design-based and future-oriented perspective. The Future North project has travelled Arctic regions since 2012, mapped landscapes and settlements, documented stories and practices, and discussed possible futures with local actors. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the project, the authors in this book look at political and economic strategies, urban development, land use strategies and local initiatives in specific locations that are subject to different forces of change. This book explores current material conditions in the Arctic as effects of industrial and political agency and social initiatives. It provides a combined view on the built environment and urbanism, as well as the cultural and material landscapes of the Arctic. The chapters move beyond single-disciplinary perspectives on the Arctic, and engage with futures, cultural landscapes and communities in ways that build on both architectural and ethnographic participatory methods.

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781317131199

Related ISBNs:

9781472481276, 9781472481269, 9781315583716, 9781472481252, 9781472481252

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/14/19

Copyrighted By:

Routledge

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Home and Garden

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

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This is a copyrighted book.