Edward Relph

Rational Landscapes and Humanistic Geography (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book, first published in 1981, explores why it is that the modern built environment, while successfully providing material comfort and technical efficiency, none the less breeds despair and depression rather than inspires hope and commitment. This title will be of interest to students of human geography.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317373667
• Artikelnr.: 43480663

Autorenporträt

Relph, Edward

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Landscape
1. Introduction: Landscapes and the Ambivalence of Humanism 2. The Interrelated Histories of the Ideas of Landscape and Humanism 3. The Character of Modern Landscapes
Part 2: Humanism and its Deficiencies
4. Varieties of Humanism 5. Humanistic and Scientistic Geographies 6. Deficiencies of Humanism
Part 3: Environmental Humility
7. From Humanism to Environmental Humility 8. The Individuality of Places 9. Ways of Seeing Landscapes 10. Appropriation 11. Ethics and Sensitivity in Environmental Planning 12. Environmental Design and the Minimal State
Postscript
Bibliography
Index