Waterfalls of Jamaica: Sublime and Beautiful Objects [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Hudson, Brian J.

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ISBN 10: 9766400830 ISBN 13: 9789766400835

Casa editrice: Univ of West Indies Pr, 2001

Riassunto

The beauty of Jamaican waterfalls, some world famous and others little known, inspired writers and painters for centuries and is a major drawing card in the country's tourism industry. Other, more practical, uses to which waterfalls are put are also desribed in this survey of the waterfalls of Jamaica.
Brian Hudson draws on literature from the mid eighteenth century to date, topographical writings, prints, photographs, films, guide books, tourist brochures and official reports, and examines the aesthetics of Jamaican waterfalls and the problems of competing uses and excessive exploitation in the context of the wider issues of conservation and sustainable development.
Waterfalls of Jamaica will be of interest to academic geographers, tourism planners and environmentalists, as well as to Jamaican residents and visitors to the island, whose enjoyment of the landscape will be enhanced by their reading of this volume. A special section provides hints for photographing various waterfalls to best advantage, which should prove valuable to amateur and professional photographers alike.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Brian J. Hudson is an Associate of the School of Design and Built Environment, Queensland University of Technology.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Univ of West Indies Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 9766400830
• ISBN 13: 9789766400835
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 277