Landscape / John Wylie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wylie, John (John W.)

Series:

Key ideas in geography

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Landscape assessment.

Cultural landscapes.

Human geography.

Physical Description:

xii, 246 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Landscape is a stimulating introduction to and contemporary understanding of one of the most important concepts within human geography. A series of different influential readings of landscape are debated and explored, and, for the first time, distinctive traditions of landscape writing are brought together and examined as a whole, in a forward-looking critical review of work by cultural geographers and others within the last twenty to thirty years. This book clearly and concisely explores 'landscape' theories and writings, allowing students of geography, environmental studies and cultural studies to fully comprehend this vast and complex topic. To aid the student, vignettes are used to highlight key writers, papers and texts. Annotated further reading and student exercises are also included. For researchers and lecturers, Landscape presents a forward-looking synthesis of hitherto disparate fields of inquiry, one which offers a platform for future research and writing. -- platform for future research and writing. --

Contents:

Introduction

Landscaping traditions

Ways of seeing

Cultures of landscape

Landscape phenomenology

Prospects for landscape.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-237) and index.

ISBN:

0415341434

0415341442

0203480163

9780415341431

9780415341448

9780203480168

OCLC:

80019889