Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/04/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking, Jayanand, and you are absolutely correct. The Spanish construction industry accounted for 1/3 of all new housing construction in the EU in 2006, clearly unsustainable. Now all these apartments sit empty because the people for whom they were meant-- mainly northern Europeans--can no longer afford to buy them. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Apr 8, 2009, at 4:27 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Nathan, > Nice shots. The construction industry has borne the brunt of the > crisis > because it was responsible for most of the growth in good times. Like > Ireland and Dubai are also finding out, speculation on real estate > is no fix > for sustainable GDP growth. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Nathan Wajsman > <photo at frozenlight.eu>wrote: > >> A modest beginning to my own documentation of the crisis, as seen >> in this >> corner of the world: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/belgiangator/crisis/ >> >> I will add images to this gallery as I come across them. >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information