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Khne, Olaf

 
9783319729015: Landscape and Power in Geographical Space As a Social-Aesthetic Construct
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ISBN 10 : 3319729012 ISBN 13 : 9783319729015
Editeur : Springer International Publishing AG, 2018

Synopsis

This book examines the power definiteness of landscape from a social constructivist perspective with a particular focus on the importance of aesthetic concepts of landscape in development. It seeks to answer the question of how societal notions of landscape emerge, how they are individually updated and how these ideas affect the use and design of physical space. It also analyzes how physical manifestations of societal activity impact on understandings of individual and societal landscapes and addresses the essential aspect of the social construction of landscape, cultural specificity, which in turn is discussed in the context of the expansion of a western landscape concept. The book offers an unprecedented, comprehensive and detailed examination of societal power relations in the context of landscape development. The numerous case studies from the physical manifestation of modern spatial planning in the United States, the power discourses concerning the design of model railway landscapes, and the medial production of stereotypical landscape notions shed light on the complex and multilayered interactions of collective and individual landscape references. It is a valuable resource for geographers, sociologists, landscape architects, landscape planners and philosophers.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Olaf Kühne, born in 1973, is Professor for Regional Development at University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany. The geographer and sociologist is specialized in landscape theory, urban and regional development as well as in landscape development.

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This book examines the power definiteness of landscape from a social constructivist perspective with a particular focus on the importance of aesthetic concepts of landscape in development. It seeks to answer the question of how societal notions of landscape emerge, how they are individually updated and how these ideas affect the use and design of physical space. It also analyzes how physical manifestations of societal activity impact on understandings of individual and societal landscapes and addresses the essential aspect of the social construction of landscape, cultural specificity, which in turn is discussed in the context of the expansion of a western landscape concept. The book offers an unprecedented, comprehensive and detailed examination of societal power relations in the context of landscape development. The numerous case studies from the physical manifestation of modern spatial planning in the United States, the power discourses concerning the design of model railway landscapes, and the medial production of stereotypical landscape notions shed light on the complex and multilayered interactions of collective and individual landscape references. It is a valuable resource for geographers, sociologists, landscape architects, landscape planners and philosophers.

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Éditeur
Springer International Publishing AG
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3319729012
ISBN 13 
9783319729015
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
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