Home to 75,000 people and welcoming two million visitors a year, Galway is a seductive and addictive city to visit and a highly appealing place to live. By examining its vibrant history and unique place in Ireland's landscape, this book looks beneath the city's historical, physical, cultural, social and economic layers to reveal the distinctive tapestry and texture of the City of Tribes. The first part of the book charts the birth and evolution of the city from the twelfth to the twentieth century; the second part looks at the architecture, neighbourhoods, cultural organisations and unique features that make up Galway's particular sense of place; the final section looks to the future and offers a vision for shaping the city to meet the challenges of its continued growth and to maintain its high quality of life. Aimed at residents and visitors alike, "Galway: A Sense of Place" exposes the body and soul of the city and suggests the path it needs to follow to manage its future change and retain its enormous popularity.. NOTA: El libro no está en español, sino en inglés.
Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
Roddy Mannion is an architect, originally from County Galway, who has lived and worked in the city for the past 25 years. He is the consultant architect for the New Port of Galway, preparing an Urban Design Framework for the existing harbour which involved considerable research, study and writing about Galway, which eventually resulted in Galway: A Sense of Place.
„Über diesen Titel“ kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.
EUR 2,00 für den Versand von Irland nach Deutschland
Versandziele, Kosten & DauerAnbieter: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irland
Zustand: Very Good. 2012. paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. . . . . Artikel-Nr. KMK0021967
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar
Anbieter: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Artikel-Nr. 10652050-20
Anzahl: 1 verfügbar