Observe the rocks and landscapes. Reconstructing their history, capturing time, appealing to the imagination. Geology is a science of the imaginary that is based on reality. See, look, observe, recognize, understand.
This book takes the pretext of a slow navigation along the coastal landscapes between the harbour of Hyères and the Esterel massif, to discover its astonishing geological history. The sailor's gaze is naturally drawn to the coast to find his bearings, seek shelter, move away from it, be afraid or reassured. More than a simple guide, this book aims to enrich a practice with a sporting vocation, to give it a complementary meaning, to open awareness to the extreme richness and fragility of our environment.
It is aimed at the 480,000 or so "itinerant sedentary people, unconscious adventurers, snoopers, fishermen, divers and other solitary motorists, sailors or swimmers" who frequent this Mediterranean coast every year.
Excerpt: pages 36 and 37
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK
Author: Georges BRONNER
Paperback: 64 pages
Size: 29 x 21 cm
An out-of-text map: 40 x 56 cm
Publisher: Editions Jeanne Laffitte
Edition: 1st (7 April 2004)
Language: French
ISBN: 2 86 276 402 7
Price: 23 euros
PRESS ARTICLE
Geochronicle n°90 (2004)
The magazine of the Paul Cézanne University (2006)
Science and Life (August 2004)
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