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Auteur(s) : Standish, Dominic
Titre(s) : Venice in environmental peril? [Texte imprimé] : myth and reality / Dominic Standish ; foreword by John Eglin
Publication : Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2012
Description matérielle : xiv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Comprend : Introduction : the Venice problem and a proposed solution ; Venice's mythical traditions.
Founding myths of the Venetian Republic ; Cultural myths ; Conservationism to environmentalism.
The triumph of conservationism ; Transforming conservationism into environmentalism
; Claims-making about Venice's mobile dams. Environmentalists challenge Venice's mobile
dams ; Environmental claims about Venice's mobile dams ; Myths about Venice's mobile
dams ; Myths about modernization. Modernization and environmentalism ; Modernizing
or sustaining Venice? ; Conclusion : the reconstitution of the Venetian metaphor
; Appendix A. Profiles of Venetian environmentalists interviewed ; Appendix B. List
of non-governmental organizations ; Appendix C. List and abbreviations of political
parties ; Appendix D. Glossary of terminology ; Chronology : Venice and its protection.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index
This book explores Venice's environmental risks based on interviews with Venetian
environmental campaigners and draws on the mythology of the Venetian Republic. Campaigners'
opinions about the mobile dams nearing completion to protect the city reveal that
Venice now represents an environmentally-threatened retreat from modernity. This reputation
has been established as sustainable development and climate change policies have risen
to the top of political agendas in many cities and countries. The book investigates
how environmentalism has been transformed from a theory underpinning counter-cultural
movements to part of a dominant holistic culture in Western societies. Rather than
constraining Venice in search of a mythical harmony with nature, this book offers
a ten-point proposal to modernize the city while preserving its ancient heritage
Sujet(s) : Barrages -- Aspect environnemental -- Venise (Italie)
Écologisme -- Aspect politique -- Venise (Italie)
Venise (Italie) -- Environnement
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0761856641 (pbk.) (alk. paper). - ISBN 9780761856641 (pbk.) (alk. paper)
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