Europe At the Seaside

Europe At the Seaside
Author: Luciano Segreto
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2009-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1845459113

Mass tourism is one of the most striking developments in postwar western societies, involving economic, social, cultural, and anthropological factors. For many countries it has become a significant, if not the primary, source of income for the resident population. The Mediterranean basin, which has long been a very popular destination, is explored here in the first study to scrutinize the region as a whole and over a long period of time. In particular, it investigates the area’s economic and social networks directly involved in tourism, which includes examining the most popular spots that attract tourists and the crucial actors, such as hotel entrepreneurs, travel agencies, charter companies, and companies developing seaside resort networks. This important volume presents a fascinating picture of the economics of tourism in one of the world’s most visited destinations.

Europe and the Sea

Europe and the Sea
Author: Michel Mollat
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages: 269
Release: 1993
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780631172277

Crossing the Sea

Crossing the Sea
Author: Wolfgang Bauer
Publisher: And Other Stories
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781908276827

The first book of reportage covering the flight of refugees from Syria to Europe via the Mediterranean. With colour photos.

The Black Sea and the Early Civilizations of Europe, the Near East and Asia

The Black Sea and the Early Civilizations of Europe, the Near East and Asia
Author: Mariya Ivanova
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2013-08-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107032199

This book presents the first comprehensive overview of the Black Sea region in the prehistoric period. The Black Sea is a key transitional zone between Europe, Central Asia, and the Near East, which has long been divided by politics, language, and traditional boundaries of scholarly disciplines. This book cuts across disciplines and combines sources published in Eastern European languages with Western scholarly literature to give the Black Sea its rightful place in contemporary archaeological discourse.

Europe and the Black Sea Region

Europe and the Black Sea Region
Author: Dominik Gutmeyr
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 3643802862

When the scientific study of the Black Sea Region began in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, initially commissioned by adjacent powers such as the Habsburg and the Russian empires, this terra incognita was not yet considered part of Europe. The eighteen chapters of this volume show a broad range of thematic foci and theoretical approaches - the result of the enormous richness of the European macrocosm and the BSR. The microcosms of the many different case studies under scrutiny, however, demonstrate the historical dimension of exchange between the allegedly opposite poles of `East' and `West' and underscore the importance of mutual influences in the development of Europe and the BSR.

Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe

Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe
Author: Enzo Pranzini
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2013
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1849713391

Climate change is now creating enhanced risks of coastal erosion through storms and rising sea levels. This text provides a comprehensive review of the entire coastline of Europe, and provides a comparative analysis of the various erosion problems and solutions from across the continent.

Sea Shore of Britain & Europe

Sea Shore of Britain & Europe
Author: Peter Hayward
Publisher: HarperCollins (UK)
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1996
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This pocket guides describes and illustrates all the common species of plants and animals found on the sea shore - from the highest spring tide to five metres below sea level. It covers the sea shore of the Atlantic, Mediterranean, North Sea, Irish Sea and English Channel coasts of Britain and Europe - from the North Cape to the Dardanelles. A simple introductory key allows quick identification of what type of animal - coelenterate or mollusc - the user wants to identify. Every group also has a two-page introduction on basic biology and general identification characteristics.

Cities & the Sea

Cities & the Sea
Author: Josef W. Konvitz
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2020-03-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1421434628

Originally published in 1978. Josef Konvitz provides a broad comparative study of European port cities since the Renaissance by examining how they were built and rebuilt in the context of urban industrialization. Konvitz argues that as seafaring became more critical to Western civilization, intellectuals and rulers placed more importance on urban planning. Planning looked different, of course, in various European cities. In Paris, riverside planning was patched into the existing frame of the city, whereas Scandinavian towns on the Baltic were over-designed to accommodate a degree of maritime trade unsustainable for cities writ large. In the eighteenth century, city planning fell out of vogue, and new solutions were introduced to help solve the problems created by urban development. With a series of helpful maps, Konvitz's book is an important source for urban historians of early modern Europe.