Ecology, Community and Delight : An Inquiry into Values in Landscape Architecture
by
Ian Thompson
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0419251502
ISBN-13
9780419251507
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 16th, 1999
Print length
212 Pages
Weight
748 grams
Product Classification:
Landscape art & architecture
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Ecology, Community and Delight examines three principal value systems which influence landscape architectural practice: the aesthetic, the social and the environmental, and seeks to discover the role that the profession should follow.
This book examines the three principal value systems which influence landscape architectural practice: the aesthetic, the social and the environmental, and seeks to discover the role that the profession should be playing now and for the future. The book integrates an investigation of historical sources with contemporary research into the beliefs and values of practitioners. The book raises questions such as: should landscape architecture aspire to the status of an art form? What is the relationship between aesthetics and ecology? Does landscape architecture have a social mission?
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