Ecotourism and Architecture: the Intertwining of Ecology, Culture, and Economy

dc.contributor.advisorEisenbach, Roniten_US
dc.contributor.authorSciolli-Claverie, Vittorio Stefanoen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-09T06:39:16Z
dc.date.available2016-02-09T06:39:16Z
dc.date.issued2015en_US
dc.description.abstractThe town of Orbetello, located near the ancient port of Cosa in Tuscany, has, for many years, benefited from the seasonal influx of domestic tourism. However, uneven expansion in the town’s industrial sector, as well as seasonal overuse of the land’s natural resources, has negatively impacted the lagoon and its delicate ecosystem. Most recently, in the summer of 2015, over two hundred tons of fish were lost overnight due to increasing temperatures, lack of oxygen, and most likely, poor water-interchange between the lagoon and the Tyrrhenian . The continuous loss of this precious ecological and economic asset is, of course, devastating for an economy so reliant on its harvest. With these extremely delicate natural, economic, and historical conditions, the need for responsive design becomes increasingly important. The focus of this thesis will be on the urban and architectural design interventions that could aid the Orbetello region, through the reclaiming of local ecology, reuse of historic structures, and linking of urban zones in the downtown area. This document will serve as a study on how the models of pescatourism and ecotourism can be applied to the fishing industry, both as a regenerative tools, and as an economic devices.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2VQ6X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/17409
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEcologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledarchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledgrossetoen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledorbetelloen_US
dc.titleEcotourism and Architecture: the Intertwining of Ecology, Culture, and Economyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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