

THE COAST AS LANDSCAPE Here, like elsewhere, unchecked urban developments over the past thirty years have profoundly altered the landscape. However, the motley chaos of infrastructure and buildings has not eclipsed the powerful leitmotif of the coastal horizon and the enduring presence of the landscape: the Mediterranean Arc can be understood without nostalgia as a sensory conurbation strewn with omnipresent fragments of landscape. [ + ]
THE COAST AS LANDSCAPE
Here, like elsewhere, unchecked urban developments over the past thirty years have profoundly altered the landscape. However, the motley chaos of infrastructure and buildings has not eclipsed the powerful leitmotif of the coastal horizon and the enduring presence of the landscape: the Mediterranean Arc can be understood without nostalgia as a sensory conurbation strewn with omnipresent fragments of landscape.
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THE COAST : RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES Despite the real risk of rising sea levels due to global warming, the vast majority of major urban regions are currently in coastal areas. There are obviously many reasons for this, first and foremost among which is the openness to the world represented by the sea front. [ + ]
THE COAST : RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Despite the real risk of rising sea levels due to global warming, the vast majority of major urban regions are currently in coastal areas. There are obviously many reasons for this, first and foremost among which is the openness to the world represented by the sea front. The Mediterranean Arc opens out towards the Middle East and Africa and is far from having exhausted the opportunities which arise out of such a position.
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