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HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF URBANITY ON THE WATERFRONT
Arsitekno, 2019 Since the dawn of the civilization, water plays an important role in human life. Water covers 75% of the earth surface and sustains virtually every life form on it.
Bambang Karsono
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Australian government organisations are pivotal in helping to meet the United Nations sustainable development goals. Yet while these organisations promote sustainability in their strategic plans, they struggle to embed these same commitments into their own infrastructure and construction projects. This study examines this persistent disconnect
Richard Hughes, Kerry Brown
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Journal of MapsUrban waterfront development has undergone significant transformations throughout history, driven by shifting economic imperatives, social dynamics, and environmental considerations.
Iván Medina-Álvarez +1 more
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Проект Байкал, 2016 The relations between a waterfront and a city structure are viewed historically. The author gives examples of both positive and negative attitudes of city-planners towards sea and river waterfronts.
Konstantin Lidin
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British Journal of Management, EarlyView.Abstract Belonging at work is a fundamental yet complex experience, associated with acceptance, inclusion and recognition, and underpinned by relational dynamics in organizations. Despite increasing interest, little is known about how belonging is experienced by middle managers, a group positioned between hierarchical levels and responsible for others.
Laura J. Reeves, Clare Rigg
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The Sustainable Working Waterfronts Toolkit: Final Report [PDF]
, 2013 Working waterfronts and the waterways that connect them are an important component of the U.S. economy. Working waterfronts provide critical access for water-dependent activities.
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Belgeo, 2018 Although waterfront regeneration has stood in the forefront of the urban development of economically developed countries for several decades, and global peripheries have also (re)discovered their reusable waterfronts since the turn of the millennia, post-
Gabor Tolnai
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To an Alien Mecca: Durban Port and its Waterfronts before 1914
Journal of Indian Ocean World Studies, 2021 Between 1860 and 1914, three to four million people passed along Durban’s waterfronts, most travelling to or from an industrialising hinterland that a colonial gatekeeper called a ‘Mecca for aliens.’ This article explores mass migration through Durban ...
Andrew MacDonald
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The First World War at Sea: Death, Commemoration and Cultural Remembrance
History, EarlyView.Abstract Despite the ever‐increasing body of work devoted to war memorials, national days of remembrance and the commemoration of the First World War in Britain, academic focus remains firmly on the commemoration of the First World War on land. Yet, while the number of people who died at sea paled in comparison to their counterparts on the battlefield ...
ROWAN THOMPSON
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Influence of urban waterfront appearance on public space functions
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2012 Although the issue of urban waterfront is not entirely new, it still represents a very vivid topic. Urban waterfronts have for long been standing in the forefront of many architects and organizations, who are aware of their value and the potential a ...
Iva Hradilová
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