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"This book is a bold and exciting exploration of the relationship and interactions between humans, the human landscape and the earth, looking at a diverse range of case studies from the nineteenth-century city to the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina"--Provided by publisher

[EN] Kyoto has been the capital of Japan from 794 until when the capital has moved in 1868 to Tokyo with the end of Tokugawa Shoguns and the beginning of the Meiji Restoration. The loss of the seat of government was a shock to citizens of Kyoto as the city had been the Imperial and Cultural center of the nation for over 1.000 years. The combination of the court and the great temples had enlivened and enriched the life of the city. At the beginning of the founding of the capital, in the Heian period (794-1185) to east of Kyoto, was built a noble and religious place. This area is Okazaki. Here the Emperor Kammu (736-805) had created the city of Heian-kyo (Kyoto) in 794. This area was full of Temples and Shrines. Only in the Edo period (1603-1867) Okazaki area assumed the role of suburban agricultural zone which provided the food production to the urban habitants. But after the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912), the role of Okazaki area changes completely. In 1885, Kyoto prefecture started the great public canalization project as the water supply between Kyoto and Otsu of Shiga prefecture. Kyoto prefecture also planed the industrial district construction in Okazaki area. From the late nineteenth century Okazaki area became a symbol of the modernization of Kyoto city. This contribution intends to analyze the urban landscape composed of the different styles of architecture especially constructed after the Meiji period (1868-1912). Tangible and intangible signs remained as modern gardens, significant museums and cultural institutions among the ancient temples provide opportunities to reflect on the important role of suburban area of the historic city. These studies are supported by archival documents and by current measures and policies for landscape conservation by Kyoto Municipality. ; Niglio, O.; Inoue, N. (2015). Urban landscape of Okazaki in Kyoto. VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability. (1):15-25. doi:10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2015.4472. ; SWORD ; 15 ; 25 ; 1 ; AA.VV. ...

COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 THE DESERT BIOME -- Lack of Rainfall -- Where the Deserts Are -- Water in the Desert -- Desertification -- Cold Deserts -- CHAPTER 2 THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF DESERTS -- Desert Names -- CHAPTER 3 LIFE IN THE DESERT -- Plant Life -- Gas Exchange -- Animal Life -- Other Creatures -- Man -- CHAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT -- The Hardest Hit Areas -- Repeated Patterns -- Irrigation -- CHAPTER 5 THE DESERT CHANGES WITH THE WORLD -- A Fragile Ecology -- Increased Storms -- Global Attention -- GLOSSARY -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- Web Sites -- FOR FURTHER READING -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author -- Photo Credits.

This compelling book offers a fresh perspective on how the natural world has been imagined, built on, and transformed by human beings throughout history and around the globe. Coverage ranges from the earliest societies to preindustrial China and India, from the emergence in Europe of the modern world to the contemporary global economy. The focus is on what the places we have created say about us: our belief systems and the ways we make a living. Also explored are the social and environmental consequences of human activities, and how conflicts over the meaning of progress are reflected in today