Urban Development and the Panama Canal Zone The Case of Fort Clayton
The construction of the Panama Canal at the beginning of the twentieth century created an enclave that ran parallel to the interoceanic waterway, controlled by the US government: the Canal Zone. This book aims to understand the implications that Panama Canal Zone urban planning had on human health,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
| Series: | The Urban Book Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Historical background. Transformed landscapes and the impact of Human-Nature interaction in the interoceanic region (6000 BC-1950)
- Approximation of the urbanism and architecture of Fort Clayton
- The construction of sanitary urban and anti-mosquito landscaping in the canal zone
- Mosquito control influence on Fort Clayton urban landscape
- Historical, cultural, and urban analysis of the landscaping of the Canal Zone. Case of Fort Clayton.-Cultural landscapes values
- Are canal zone towns adapted to tropical environments?- Epilogue