Lands That Hold One Spellbound

Lands That Hold One Spellbound

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9781552382400
Untertitel:
A Story of East Greenland
Autor:
Spencer Apollonio
Herausgeber:
University of Calgary Press
Anzahl Seiten:
344
Erscheinungsdatum:
29.08.2008
ISBN:
1552382400

Informationen zum Autor Spencer Apollonio is a retired marine biologist and a fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA). He has made 14 trips to the Arctic and, in the 1960s, established AINA's Devon Island Research Station. Klappentext "Far north, hidden behind grim barriers of pack ice, are lands that hold one spellbound. Gigantic imaginary gates, with hinges set in the horizon, seem to guard these lands. Slowly the gates swing open, and one enters another world where men are insignifiOffers an history of East Greenland. This book summarises indigenous settlements over four millennia and describes European explorations since the Norse. It recounts each of the European and American expeditions, relying on the explorers' original accounts, as well as on the author's narration.

Klappentext
"Far north, hidden behind grim barriers of pack ice, are lands that hold one spellbound. Gigantic imaginary gates, with hinges set in the horizon, seem to guard these lands. Slowly the gates swing open, and one enters another world where men are insignifi

Zusammenfassung
Offers an history of East Greenland. This book summarises indigenous settlements over four millennia and describes European explorations since the Norse. It recounts each of the European and American expeditions, relying on the explorers' original accounts, as well as on the author's narration.

Inhalt
Foreword; Introduction: Designing for Sustainability and Strategic Design; Design Context: Enabling Solutions for Sustainable Urban Everyday Life; Sustainable Design; Significance Beyond Functional Singularity; Workshop Theme: Envisioning a Culture of Sustainability; Workshop Projects.


billigbuch.ch sucht jetzt für Sie die besten Angebote ...

Loading...

Die aktuellen Verkaufspreise von 6 Onlineshops werden in Realtime abgefragt.

Sie können das gewünschte Produkt anschliessend direkt beim Anbieter Ihrer Wahl bestellen.


Feedback