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International lecturers and academics address issues centred on the fundamental role played by the urban centres and port poles of Adriatic Puglia and the Tyrrhenian Sea in ancient and modern history for the development of Mediterranean civilization. The common denominator of the themes tackled is therefore the urban historical landscape, outlined through the gaze of the most varied disciplines - from the history of art, architecture and the city to urban historical iconography and cartography, from archaeology to economic history, to that of building materials and their technological and chromatic use - drawing on many, and in more than one case unpublished, documentary and iconographic sources. A contribution of ideas in the common objective of knowledge and enhancement of the landscape, urban and architectural environment of those historic centers within the current debate on the fate of cultural heritage in Italy. For the territory of Gallipoli and Salento, a valuable tool for the identification of the most appropriate strategies for the exploitation of its recognized beauty, not separated from traditional hospitality.

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International lecturers and academics address issues centred on the fundamental role played by the urban centres and port poles of Adriatic Puglia and the Tyrrhenian Sea in ancient and modern history for the development of Mediterranean civilization. The common denominator of the themes tackled is therefore the urban historical landscape, outlined through the gaze of the most varied disciplines - from the history of art, architecture and the city to urban historical iconography and cartography, from archaeology to economic history, to that of building materials and their technological and chromatic use - drawing on many, and in more than one case unpublished, documentary and iconographic sources. A contribution of ideas in the common objective of knowledge and enhancement of the landscape, urban and architectural environment of those historic centers within the current debate on the fate of cultural heritage in Italy. For the territory of Gallipoli and Salento, a valuable tool for the identification of the most appropriate strategies for the exploitation of its recognized beauty, not separated from traditional hospitality.

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Urban Connections in the Contemporary Pedestrian Landscape explores the significant physical and cultural changes in our urban areas following the implementation of design strategies and increased pedestrian activity. Beginning with a history of the urban grid, the book then discusses experiential factors of pedestrianized urban landscapes in three scales, arterials, collectors and locals, with an emphasis on inductive and deductive design alternatives. It closely examines elements derived from current urban pedestrian experiences including form, scale, surfaces and identity and provides alternative design solutions for the future. Uniquely focusing on a hierarchical discussion of the quality of contemporary landscape design applications within the urban grid, and with illustrated examples throughout the text, this will be useful recommended reading for academics, researchers and postgraduate students on urban landscape and design courses.

Pedestrian areas. --- Urban landscape architecture.

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Lafayette Park, an affordable middle-class residential area in downtown Detroit, is home to the largest collection of buildings designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the world. Today, it is one of Detroit's most racially integrated and economically stable neighborhoods, although it is surrounded by evidence of a city in financial distress. Through interviews with and essays by residents; reproductions of archival material; and new photographs by Karin Jobst, Vasco Roma, and Corine Vermeulen, and previously unpublished photographs by documentary filmmaker Janine Debanné, Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies examines the way that Lafayette Park residents confront and interact with this unique modernist environment. Lafayette Park has not received the level of international attention that other similar projects by Mies have. This may be due in part to its location in Detroit, a city whose most positive qualities are often overlooked in the media. This book is a reaction against the way that iconic modernist architecture is often represented. Whereas other writers may focus on the design intentions of the architect, authors Aubert, Cavar and Chandani seek to show the organic and idiosyncratic ways that the people who live in Lafayette Park actually use the architecture and how this experience, in turn, affects their everyday lives. While there are many publications about abandoned buildings in Detroit and about the city's prosperous past, this book is about a remarkable part of the city as it exists today, in the twenty-first century.

Architecture --- Parks --- Planned communities --- Urban landscape architecture --- History --- Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, --- Lafayette Park (Detroit, Mich.) --- Buildings, structures, etc.

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La place de l’eau en ville a subi une importante évolution suite au développement de nos sociétés. Celui-ci a engendré une imperméabilisation croissante des sols, modifiant ainsi le cycle hydrologique pouvant conduire à des inondations. Le principe du « tout à l’égout », qui avait pour objectif d’évacuer rapidement les eaux urbaines dans des canalisations mises sous terre, n’est plus suffisant.
La présence de l’eau en ville doit être reconsidérée et valorisée au travers d’une gestion
intégrée, réduisant ainsi les risques d’inondations et de pollution. Cette gestion, pensée dans sa globalité, met en place des dispositifs spécifiques et adaptés au paysage urbain.
Parmi ceux-ci, le jardin de pluie, concept récent, est un dispositif paysager, multifonctionnel, qui permet à l’eau d’être retenue et infiltrée.
L’objectif principal de ce travail est de déterminer et de comprendre le rôle que peut jouer un jardin de pluie dans la gestion des eaux pluviales en ville.
Cette recherche est basée sur la nomenclature européenne Natural Water Retention
Measures pour présenter les concepts de gestion intégrée et de jardin de pluie.
Une grille d’analyse de projets documentés a été établie et une typologie des jardins de pluie a été proposée pour comprendre les caractéristiques, les enjeux paysagers et hydrologiques.
L’étude de cas issus de cette grille permet d’émettre des recommandations pour la mise en place de ce dispositif de gestion. The place of water in cities has known a major evolution because of the development of our societies. This has led to an increasing sealing of the soil that has modified the hydrological cycle that can cause floods. The concept of «mains drainage», which had for purpose to
quickly evacuate urban water into underground pipes, is no longer adequate.
The presence of water in cities must be reconsidered and enhanced through integrated management, to reduce the risk of flooding and pollution. This management, in its overview, sets up specific measures adapted to the urban landscape. Among these, the rain garden,
a recent concept, is a multifunctional landscaping system that allows water to be retained and infiltrated.
The main objective of this work is to determine and understand the role that a rain garden can play in storm water management in the city.
This research is based on the European nomenclature Natural Water Retention Measures to present the concepts of integrated management and rain garden.
An analysis grid of documented projects was established and a typology of rain gardens was proposed to understand the characteristics, landscape and hydrological challenges.
The case study resulting from this grid allows to make recommendations for the implementation of this management system.

jardin de pluie --- gestion intégrée --- eaux pluviales --- infiltration --- rétention --- paysage urbain --- rain garden --- integrated management --- storm water --- infiltration --- retention --- urban landscape --- Ingénierie, informatique & technologie > Architecture