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View from Nuuk, Greenland

Garcia, David A

The Architectural review (London), 2012-04, Vol.231 (1382), p.25-25

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View from Nuuk, Greenland
Autor: Garcia, David A
É parte de: The Architectural review (London), 2012-04, Vol.231 (1382), p.25-25
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Descrição: Report from Nuuk. Striving to reconcile tradition with progress, Greenland's capital is experiencing a dire housing shortage which looks set to intensify. Land ownership is complex and unorthodox on the island and most Greenlandic housing takes the form of archetypal, gable-roofed timber dwellings, features producing a picturesque facade that obscures deep social and economic challenges. Building on the island is prohibitively expensive and an attempt to create a "modern" housing scheme in the 1960s proved disastrous. With a population of just over 50,000, lack of housing on the world's largest island is endemic. In Nuuk, with a population of just over 15,000, demand for housing has generated a waiting list of up to 17 years. Yet as the search for mineral resources intensifies, Greenland is facing an industrial and social revolution with inward migration set to explode. (Quotes from original text)
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