Rural residential landscapes of Douglas County, Oregon
Exurban settlement ; Landscapeesthetics ; Oregon ; Residential environment ; Residential location ; Rural area ; Rural landscape ; Territoriality ; United States ; Urbanization of the countryside
Former city dwellers have moved to rural areas in many parts of the USA. In Douglas County, Oregon, diverse landscapes have resulted that range from purely functional and rejection of the aesthetic to those that reflect a rustic, picturesque
Landscape and identity at Ladybower Reservoir and Rutland Water
England ; Hydraulic works ; Ideology ; Landscapeesthetics ; National identity ; Nature conservation ; Nature park ; Project ; Rural landscape ; United Kingdom
The discourses surrounding the design and construction of reservoirs at Ladybower (1935-45, now Peak District National Park), and Rutland Water (1968-76), give insights into the role of landscape aesthetics and symbolism in the complex negotiations
Historical geography ; Hotel trade ; Landscapeesthetics ; Leisure ; Mountain ; New York State ; Tourism ; United States
The Catskills, within 120 km of New York City, attracted vacationers beginning in the late eighteenth century based on the favorable landscape depictions of the area by painters and writers of the Romantic movement. In the early twentieth century
Agricultural retreat ; Concept ; Cultural landscape ; Cultural studies ; Irrigation system ; Landscape ; Landscape analysis ; Landscapeesthetics ; Oasis ; Social practice ; Society ; Tree ; Tunisia
Comparative study ; Cultural studies ; Environment ; France ; Garden ; Green space ; Japan ; Landscape ; Landscapeesthetics ; Planned landscape
Japanese gardens are naturalistic and intend to give illusions that they are the beautiful spots of unspoilt nature. In contrast, the appearances of French gardens are not an imitation of nature but boldly reorganised landscapes in geometric forms
Cultural landscape ; Landscape ; Landscapeesthetics ; Mountain ; Place ; United States of America ; Utah
The Salt Flats, near the Utah-Nevada state line, are a scenic but chameleon-like landscape. Study identifies the factors that make the Salt Flats so appealing to filmmakers and to classify the types of places they create with it. The Salt Flats
Studium percepcie krajinnej scenérie a jeho prinos k lokalizacii zariadeni cestovného ruchu. (Study of the landscape scenery perception and its contribution to the recreation facilities localization)
An attempt at a more exact approach in evaluating the landscape from the esthetic aspect, especially of landscape dominants. According to the angular measure, the High Tatras Mts has been categorised in 4lines and 5zones. (MS).
Understanding farmers’ aesthetic preference for tidy agricultural landscapes: A Bourdieusian perspective
Agricultural landscape ; Agricultural practice ; Bourdieu ; Farmer ; Farmers ; Germany ; Landscapeesthetics ; Preference ; Rural landscape ; Scotland ; cultural capital ; habitus ; landscape aesthetic
Studies of landscape aesthetics indicate that farmers have a unique perspective (seeing beauty) in the same landscapes that other publics find monotonous and boring. The paper uses Bourdieu’s theory of capital to explore why farmers hold
this perspective. Interpretations farmers place on tidy features such as straight lines and evenly coloured fields are explored through a cross-cultural study between Germany and Scotland. Results show how farmers read agricultural landscapes for signs of skilled