Ocean as ground / Matteo Vianello ; preface Taneha K. Bacchin, essays by Jeffrey S. Nesbit, Nikos Katsikis, afterword Beatrice Moretti.

Main entry:

Vianello, Matteo, author.

Title & Author:

Ocean as ground / Matteo Vianello ; preface Taneha K. Bacchin, essays by Jeffrey S. Nesbit, Nikos Katsikis, afterword Beatrice Moretti.

Publication:

Berlin : Jovis Verlag, [2026]
©2026

Description:

160 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.

Summary:

"A persistent narrative portrays the ocean as an uninhabited space. However, centuries of commercial trade and an expanding network of infrastructures above and below the water’s surface have long challenged this view, prompting researchers to conceptualize the sea as an urbanized environment. While the sea is a global arena where architecture, ecology, infrastructure, and politics intersect, its spatial dynamics remain largely uncharted. In a time of planetary urbanization, The Ocean as Ground explores oceans as urban spaces by unveiling forgotten histories, projects, and narratives. How might we understand land urbanization starting from the oceans? Through the conceptual lens of “ground”, the book invites readers to rethink how we perceive, design, and inhabit the spaces of both land and sea"--publisher's website.

ISBN:

3986122656
9783986122652 (pbk.)

Subject:

Ocean Social aspects.
Marine resources development.
Coastal zone management.
Marine ecology.
Seas Economic aspects.
Mer Aspect social.
Ressources marines Exploitation.
Littoral Aménagement.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 325662
Call No.: 325662
Copy: 1
Status: Available

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