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Liquid Territories shows how and why the areal dimensions of the Mekong's basin, delta and floodplain have become a critical geographic reference for human activities.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface
Introduction
- The area of water
- Unifying geographic space
- The river’s nations
- A map for water
- Shaping the delta
- The metropolis’ hinterland
- A section in water
- Articulating inundation
- The region’s immergence
Bibliography
Cartography
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Christoforos Romanos studied architecture in London and urban planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He completed his doctoral research at Delft University of Technology. Before returning to Europe, he directed the urban design of numerous multi-disciplinary planning projects in East Asia. He writes, draws and speaks on the intersection of geography and urbanization focusing on the way infrastructure, settlement and landscape produce and transform territory. In parallel with practice and research, he has taught urban design at MIT, the University of Hong Kong, the Berlage, the Amsterdam Academy of Architecture and Delft’s School of Architecture.
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Liquid Territories shows how and why the areal dimensions of the Mekong’s basin, delta and floodplain have become a critical geographic reference for human activities.
