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OverviewThis 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? Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian ThompsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Spon Press Dimensions: Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.408kg ISBN: 9780419236108ISBN 10: 0419236104 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 16 December 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Natural Aesthetics. In Practice: Improving the View? Landscape Architecture as an Artform. In Practice but is it Art? The Social Value of Landscape Architecture. In Practice: Social Workers in Green Wellies? Environmental Ethics. In Practice: Saving the Planet? Tri-valent Design. Appendix: Practitioner Profiles.ReviewsThis is a book which strives for clarity of thought and clarity of design and succeeds in both.. - Landscape and Art This is a book which strives for clarity of thought and clarity of design and succeeds in both.. - Landscape and Art This is a book which strives for clarity of thought and clarity of design and succeeds in both.. <br>- Landscape and Art <br> Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |