Shaping terrain: city building in Latin America

"Shaping Terrain" shows how the physical landscape and local ecology have influenced human settlement and built form in Latin America since pre-Columbian times. Most urban centers and capitals of Latin American countries are situated on or near dramatically varied terrain, and this book ex...

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Weitere Verfasser: Davids, René Carlos (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville University Press of Florida [2016]
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Zusammenfassung:"Shaping Terrain" shows how the physical landscape and local ecology have influenced human settlement and built form in Latin America since pre-Columbian times. Most urban centers and capitals of Latin American countries are situated on or near dramatically varied terrain, and this book explores the interplay between built works and their geographies in various cities including Bogotá, Caracas, Mendoza, Mexico D. F., Rio de Janeiro, Santiago de Chile, and Valparaíso
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xii, 261 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9780813062679