Conference review: Water and Culture: A View from Rome, 17-18 April 2019, American Academy of Rome
Author: Dr. Maria BOSTENARU-DAN
Abstract: On 17-18 April 2019, a conference was held at the American Academy of Rome (AAR) on the topic of coupling water as a hazard (floods, illness) and water as heritage, spanning from archaic (i.e. Antiquity) to contemporary design. The talks consisted of an introduction, two full sessions, a panel session on the pressing issue of climate change, and a final discussion. ENEL was one of the event-planning partners. Various fields of study were represented, ranging from design to branches of humanities and social sciences, including economics. Speakers came mainly from the USA with research fields related to Italy. Prior to the conference, a symposium on “Designing with water” was organized by the AAR, the conclusions of which were presented in the panel.
Keywords:
floods, Antiquity, rural landscapes, design, energy.
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