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Historic Landscapes of Florida
Rocco J. Ceo , and
Joanna Lombard
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Visit Florida's Past.......2005-07-23
"Florida's historic landscapes are vivid mosaics of our cultural heritage. They remind us of where we have been and help to create a sense of place. From Indian Key (1823) to the Harry P. Leu House and Gardens in Orlando (1961), Lombard surveys Florida's most significant historic landscapes, both cultural and designed." (review by Florida Humanities Council)
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Florida Visionaries, 1870-1930/February 19-March 26, 1989
Ruth K. Beesch
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ASIN: 0813009294 |
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In Ladies' ten signature paintings and numerous drawings, Boris Vallejo depicts the magic time when goddesses roamed the earth; they are the perfect accompaniment to Doris Vallejo's poetic and chilling retelling of ten classic tales.
This is myth transfigured by a modern sensibility: retelling mythic tales from the points of view of the goddesses, heroines, sorceresses, princesses, wives, and daughters. Readers see Persephone, condemned by a god's adoration to live six months of each year in the kingdom of death; the Gorgon, a great beauty transformed into monstrosity by her own longing to be loved; Apollo's mortal bride, Coronis, left behind each time her godly husband returned to the heavens; and Pandora, who discovered knowledge no mortal was meant to have and paid the price.
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Delightful.......2001-05-27
This book has magnificent drawings and paintings and the stories are well-written. Definitely a choice for Vallejo fans as it is a good sampling of his ability. "Deianira" is my favorite for sure, and the reader will find Persephone, Gorgon, Ariadne, Coronis, Medea, Circe, Eurydice, Arachne, and Pandora. Some consider Vallejo's drawings sexist, but I consider them to be symbolic of the beauty and complexity of women, and that is true in the fantasy world as well as reality.
Good stories and art.......2000-04-11
If you know a little about mythology it will be interesting to read about the same tales in the point of view of the goddesses. I liked the story from the eyes of the gorgons epsecially. But if you are looking for a great collection of art by Boris Vallejo, I suggest getting yourself "Mirage" or "Fantasy Art Techniques". "Ladies" only has about 10 colored paintings and maybe 20 pencil drawings. The paintings aren't nearly as beautiful as in his other books. (but you may like them more if you are interested in mythology) Many of the figures have big 80's-looking hair that just doesn't look good. (as do several figures in "Dreams")They do not look well-planned. But if you are a fan of Boris Vallejo, you should get this book to add to your collection.
Fantasy/history.......2000-04-07
I love fantasy books of any kind and this was a book I thoroughly enjoyed
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Sedad Eldem (Architects in the Third World)
Sibel Bozdogan
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Excellent.......1999-01-22
THOSE KIND OF BOOKS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES SHOULD BE FOUND IN EVERY ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY.
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The Basin of Mexico: Critical Environmental Issues and Sustainability
Adri n Guillermo Aguilar
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ASIN: 9280810219 |
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This landmark study forms part of the series UNU Studies on Critical Environmental Regions. The Basin of Mexico exemplifies an endangered environment well on its way to criticality. At the helm of this dangerous course is Mexico City, that massive megalopolis in which dramatic concentrations of all kinds have coalesced to render an already precarious environment supremely capable of "biting back" and posing an immediate and long-term threat to human use, health, and well-being. The extraordinary pace of environmental changes is already depleting natural resources in the region and beyond and may be overwhelming local environmental sinks as well as institutional and societal capacities to cope.
An ever-increasing propensity to inhibit ongoing environmental degradation by enlisting imported resources and awaiting technological fixes may well have the effect of increasing overall risk. At the same time, however, the prospect of reversing the trajectory toward criticality is not altogether out of the question and may well be in progress in specific areas. Ezcurra and his colleagues rightly view the region as a laboratory engaged in testing many of the processes under way in the less-developed regions of the world. The outcome of this experiment may signal the fate of other mega-cities across the globe.
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Good Book.......2000-06-06
The book is great description on the environmental problems and how they relate to sustainability of the Mexican Basin.
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Critical Issues in Tourism: A Geographical Perspective
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Tourists and Tourism: A Reader
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The first edition of Critical Issues in Tourism provided a much-needed geographic perspective on how the production and consumption of tourism are reshaping human and physical environments. The second edition builds on this, updating the original material to reflect the substantial changes that have taken place within tourism geography in recent years, and adding whole new sections.New material includes: a chapter on tourism and the environment, reflecting the complexities of sustainable approaches; a more detailed discussion of how tourism is signified in the landscape; and new material on gender and migration. Debates on the economic geography of tourism and the importance of the political economy perspective have been revisited, and discussion of lifestyles, social access and tourist typologies extended. In addition, the reference material, examples, and empirical information have been fully updated and new case studies added, covering both developed and developing economies. There is also a new section on key web sites for tourism information.As interest in tourism studies and the geography of tourism grows, this text continues to offer vitally important discussion of the problems and issues facing tourism today.
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Critical Mass: Transport, Environment and Society in the 21st Century
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Key Issues in Sustainable Development and Learning: A Critical Review
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Sustainable Development and Learning: Framing the Issues
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The Primer and this accompanying Book of Readings will explore the role of lifelong learning in sustainable development. They can be used individually or in groups, and will share a common structure so that they can be used in tandem. The Primer will contextualize and provide a comprehensive overview of the developing key issues in the field. Following the same structure as the Primer, the Book of Readings will deepen and broaden readers' understandings of the issues by a selection of seminal writings and invited contemporary commentaries from key authors in the field.
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Sustainability: Critical Concepts in the Social Sciences
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This four volume set reprints vital scholarship on sustainability as concept, contested idea, and political goal. It brings together a range of articles and published papers which have influenced the course of social science thinking, and examines the links between the natural and social sciences, as well as public policies, which thinking about sustainability has helped to develop.
The Editor's introduction to the volumes spells out the innovativeness and utility of the concept of sustainability as well as the difficulties in applying it in the real world.
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* The intellectual origins of sustainability, and includes material from both classic writers and social scientists who have taken the concept into policy analysis and the social and economic theory.
* Consideration of sustainable development from a number of vantage points, both in the international environment forum and in its applications to planning and policy.
* Application of sustainability indicators and the development of indicators from their simple conceptual beginnings to quite refined policy instruments today, which meet different demands.
* The ideas and policy discourses which have developed from sustainability, including ecological modernization, a concern with human security, deliberative democracy and environmental justice.
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Sustainability: Life Chances and Livelihoods shows that the scope of sustainability thinking needs to be widened to embrace public policies and experiences in both developed and developing countries.
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Threshold 2000: Critical Issues and Spiritual Values for a Global Age
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