Planning at the landscape scale / Paul Selman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selman, Paul H.

Series:

RTPI library series ; 12.

The RTPI library series ; 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Regional planning.

Landscape protection.

Land use, Rural.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

ix, 213 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Summary:

Traditionally, landscape planning has involved the designation and protection of exceptional countryside. However, whilst this still remains important, there is a growing recognition of the multi-functionality of rural areas, and the need to encourage sustainable use of whole territories rather than just their 'hotspots'.

With an inter-disciplinary assessment of the rural environment, this book draws on theories of landscape values, people-place relationships, sustainable development, and plan implementation. It focuses on the competing influences of globalisation and localisation as they are expressed in the landscape: external forces lead to a uniformity of landscapes and a decline in those farming/forestry practices that sustain local distinctiveness, whilst at the same time many people crave local identity and cherish inherited patterns of land use.

This book sees the role of planning as that of reconciling these conflicting demands, reinforcing character and distinctiveness without museum-ising rural areas, and instilling a virtuous circle between economic production and the natural environment. Paul Selman here examines the 'unmaking' and 'remaking' of landscape character, taking a critical approach to the - often conflicting - values associated with multi-functional landscapes and giving equal attention to both valued heritage sites and de-valued urban sites.

Taking a 'landscape scale' approach to the topic, this book responds to the interest sparked by concern for rural landscapes and by recent local and national policy shifts in this area. It combines human perspectives with scientific and policy perspectives and provides a valuable resource for students, academics and professionals in environmental management and planning, landscape management and planning, town and country planning, land economy, landscape design and geography.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The Challenge of Planning at the Landscape Scale 1

2 Why the Landscape Scale? 24

3 People and Landscapes 51

4 Comprehending the Landscape Scale 69

5 Principles for Landscape Scale Planning 98

6 Instruments for Landscape Scale Planning 121

7 Practices of Landscape Scale Planning 143

8 The Virtuous Circle 170.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-202) and index.

ISBN:

0415351413

0415351421

0203696905

OCLC:

58788952

Publisher Number:

9780415351416 (hbk)

9780415351423 (pbk)

9780203696903 (ebk)