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Containing the proceedings of the second International Conference on Defence Sites, Heritage and Future this book promotes the knowledge of the scale, design and functions of defence sites. It brings a better understanding of the issues raised by their redundancy and the implications of different disposal processes for the land.

Title Defence sites II : heritage and future / editors C.A. Brebbia and C. Clark, Wessex Institute of Technology, UK.
Additional Titles Defence sites 2
Defense sites II
Defense sites 2
Publisher Southampton
Boston : WIT Press
Creation Date [2014]
Notes Papers presented at the Second International Conference on Defence Sites, Heritage and Future held in Venice, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and author index.
English
Content Cover
Defence Sites II: Heritage and Future
Copyright Page
Preface
Contents
Section 1: Military heritage history
The ecological footprint and the evolution of some Roman sites on the Danube River
Military buildings: from being abandoned to reuse
"New life" for defence military architecture: the case of the sighting towers in Basilicata
Layout and shape of Dürer's Geschützrondellen in the Spanish defensive architecture: the horseshoe pattern in the Enlightenment
Juan Bautista Antonelli: the first example of Alicante's bastioned fortifications
The controversies between Jacobo Fratín and Vespasian Gonzaga on the project of the citadel of Pamplona in the late sixteenth centuryThe fortification of Alicante designed by the engineer Ambrosio Borçano
Analysing nineteenth century military building typologies: an Australian perspective
How to preserve the First World War military heritage
Section 2: Transition from military to civilian life
Make art not war: defence sites find new life as centres of creativity
Adaptive reuse of military establishments as museums: conservation vs. museography
From a military seaplane base to an international circuit: a study of Toko Seaplane Base as a controversial heritage siteSection 3: Castles and fortresses
Assessment of the masonry strength of the fortress in Terezin
Potential analysis of the Templar Castle of Monzón in Huesca, Spain as a tourist attraction
The red castle of Castellorizo: the island's strategic significance and the castle's historical representations
A recreational carrying capacity assessment of the 16th century Spanish Fort of Santiago on the Island of Chikly, Tunisia
The culture of immanence in the re-use of revival architecture: a new life for Tafuri Castle in Sicily (Portopalo di Capo Passero, Syracuse, Italy)The Tunisian Wetlands Centre: modern uses for the Ottoman Fort of Borj El Loutani (Ghar El Melh)
Preservation criteria applied to the case study of a 19th century fortress
Walled towns as defensive cultural landscapes: a case study of Alanya - a walled town in Turkey
Section 4: Fortified cities
Urbanisation of former city fortifications in The Netherlands between 1805 and 2013
Stratigraphic evidence in the ancient urban walls of Cagliari, Sardinia, ItalySection 5: Risk assessment
Conservation of defence heritage structures using corrosion protection techniques
Using RFID to detect UXO prior to repurposing land for civilian use
Section 6: Defence tourism
Accessibility to the historic defence sites of Oman for people with mobility impairment: the cases of the Nakhal, Al Hazm and Khasab fortifications
Conservation and development of military sites on Kinmen Island
Participation in and access to the defence heritage: some Swedish examples
Section 7: Case studies
The history and legacy of the United States Naval Communication Station in Thurso, Scotland
Series WIT transactions on the built environment, 1746-4498
volume 143
Extent 1 online resource (433 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997011504681705171
MARC RECORDS
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