| New Cultural Landscapes Contributor(s): Roe, Maggie (Editor), Taylor, Ken (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415598060 ISBN-13: 9780415598064 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.32 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Landscape - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 363.69 |
| LCCN: 2013019978 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.8" W x 9.6" (1.30 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While historical and protected landscapes have been well studied for years, the cultural significance of ordinary landscapes is now increasingly recognised. This groundbreaking book discusses how contemporary cultural landscapes can be, and are, created and recognised. The book challenges common concepts of cultural landscapes as protected or 'special' landscapes that include significant buildings or features. Using case studies from around the world it questions the usual measures of judgement related to cultural landscapes and instead focuses on landscapes that are created, planned or simply evolve as a result of changing human cultures, management policy and practice. Each contribution analyses the geographical and human background of the landscape, and policies and management strategies that impact upon it, and defines the meanings of 'cultural landscape' in its particular context. Taken together they establish a new paradigm in the study of landscapes in all forms. |