On surveillance and control at borders and boundaries. Landscape, infrastructures and architecture

This book gathers contributions of authors from America, Europe, Middle-East and Africa, who analyze the dynamic dimensions of borders and boundaries in eleven geographical areas and other scenarios. Through four parts, it offers theoretical and reflexive approaches to borders, revisions on landscape dimension of borderization processes, analysis of the role played by cities and towns and built structures. The reader will find approaches ranging from critical theory, history, heritage studies, architectural and landscape history, cultural analysis, decorative arts, urban iconography, up to urban studies.