Making Sense of Place explores place from myriad perspectives and through evocative encounters. The Great Barrier Reef is experienced through the sense of touch, Lake Mungo is encountered through sound and `listening', and light is shed on the meaning of place for deaf people. C…
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Making Sense of Place is a book of selected proceedings from the Senses of Place conference held in Hobart in 2006. Printed in colour with an accompanying DVD, it explores place from myriad perspectives and through evocative encounters. "Making Sense of Place is a book of selec…
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Das Verhältnis von natürlicher, gebauter und gestalteter Umwelt ist für die Zukunft unserer Lebensräume von zentraler Bedeutung. Um dieses Verhältnis und seine Veränderung sowie die Folgen für die Entwicklung der Lebensräume beurteilen zu können, sind Kenntnisse der Rahmenbeding…
This volume focuses on the breakdown in sustainability -- the capacity of the planet to provide quality of life now and in the future -- that is signaled by disaster. The authors bring to light why land use and sustainability have been ignored in devising public policies to deal…
