2 • Shaping the Built Environment

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_16178
dc.contributor.author	Amadio Marialucia
dc.title	2 • Shaping the Built Environment. Transformations in Building Materials and Techniques
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	The act of building implies the choice of transforming the natural environment into a constructed environment. This means that a series of actions and processes are deliberately undertaken by social agents to shape their own living space. It is clear, therefore, that this ‘space’ reflects ideas, ideologies and relationships of individuals and communities, and it represents the arena within which social, economic and political relations are played out. This act of shaping the built environment is crucial for understanding the relationship between human actors and the physical environment they operated in. The built environment is an integral portion of the culture, and it represents not only the physical context within which the social interactions are enacted, but is also an active agent which contributes to structure social life.
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dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-10-03
dc.dateAccepted	2022-10-13
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-07-26
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2 • Shaping the Built Environment

Transformations in Building Materials and Techniques

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The act of building implies the choice of transforming the natural environment into a constructed environment. This means that a series of actions and processes are deliberately undertaken by social agents to shape their own living space. It is clear, therefore, that this ‘space’ reflects ideas, ideologies and relationships of individuals and communities, and it represents the arena within which social, economic and political relations are played out. This act of shaping the built environment is crucial for understanding the relationship between human actors and the physical environment they operated in. The built environment is an integral portion of the culture, and it represents not only the physical context within which the social interactions are enacted, but is also an active agent which contributes to structure social life.

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Oct. 3, 2023

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Oct. 13, 2022

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July 26, 2023

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