Inventing Greenland

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Designing an Arctic Nation
Bert De Jonghe

Through the lens of urbanization, Inventing Greenland provides a broad understanding of a unique island undergoing intense transformation while drawing attention to its historical and current challenges and emerging opportunities. Geared towards architects, landscape architects, and urban planners, this book examines the local cultural, social, and environmental realities with a distinct spatial sensitivity, recognizing the diverse array of relationships that the built environment both supports and produces. By exploring Greenland as a complex and interconnected cultural and geographical space, Inventing Greenland reveals and anticipates transitional moments in the region’s highly intertwined urbanized, militarized, and touristic landscapes.

With Contributions of
Bert De Jonghe (author)
Charles Waldheim (foreword)
Mia M. Bennett (co-author chapter 1) + (copy editor)

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Author: Bert De Jonghe
Size: 15 x 21,5 cm / 5,9 x 8,5 in.
Pages: 160
Illustrations: Color
Cover: Softcover
Publication date: March 2022
ISBN: English 9781638409892
Price: 29€ / $34.95 / £29

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Authors	Bert De Jonghe
excerpt	Inventing Greenland reveals and anticipates transitional moments in the region’s highly intertwined urbanized, militarized, and touristic landscapes.
Epub	https://cutt.ly/tFqkfUz

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