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Landscape Meanings and Values

200 Pages

by Routledge

156 Pages

by Routledge

156 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1986, Landscape Meanings and Values presents a major contribution to the debate concerning the relationship between theory and practice in landscape analysis and planning. It brings together a number of the most eminent researchers, commentators and practitioners from both the United States of America and Britain to pursue the fundamental meanings and values in landscape. The... Read more

New Preface Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Foreword and acknowledgement Editor’s Preface List of contents List of tables List of figures List of plates 1. Introduction David Lowenthal 2. An ecological and evolutionary approach to landscape aesthetics Gordon H. Orians 3. The role of the Arts in landscape research Jay Appleton 4. Psychological reflections on landscape Kenneth H. Craik 5. The vernacular landscape J.B. Jackson 6. Spotting, squatting, sitting or setting: some public images of landscapes Brian Goodey 7. The delights and problems of practice Hal Moggridge 8. Themes, speculation and an agenda for landscape research Edmund C. Penning-Rowsell Appendix: workshop participants Contributors Index