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Values in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design : Finding Center in Theory and Practice / edited by M. Elen Deming.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Reading the American landscape.
- Reading the American landscape
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Landscape ecology.
- Landscape assessment.
- Landscape architecture--Philosophy.
- Landscape architecture.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Baton Rouge, [Louisiana] : Louisiana State University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The successful realization of diversity, resilience, usefulness, profitability, or beauty in landscape design requires a firm understanding of the stakeholders' values. This collection, which incorporates a wide variety of geographic locations and cultural perspectives, reinforces the necessity for clear and articulate comprehension of the many factors that guide the design process.As the contributors to this collection reveal, dominant and emerging social, political, philosophical, and economic concerns perpetually assert themselves in designed landscapes, from manifestations of class consciousness in Napa Valley vineyards to recurring themes and conflicts in American commemorative culture as seen in designs for national memorials. One essay demonstrates the lasting impact of the doctrine of Manifest Destiny on the culture and spaces of the Midwest, while another considers the shifting historical narratives that led to the de-domestication and subsequent re-wilding of the Oostvaardersplassen in the Netherlands. These eleven essays help foster the ability to conduct a balanced analysis of various value systems and produce a lucid visualization of the necessary tradeoffs.Offering an array of case studies and theoretical arguments, Values in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design encourages professionals and educators to bring self-awareness, precision, and accountability to their consideration of landscape designs.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780807160800
- 0807160806
- 9780807160794
- 0807160792
- OCLC:
- 922529702
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