Main entry:

Pregill, Philip, 1944-

Title & Author:

Landscapes in history : design and planning in the western tradition / Philip Pregill, Nancy Volkman.

Publication:

New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold, ©1993.

Description:

xv, 784 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 719-770) and index.
pt. 1. The European Landscape. 1. Prehistory: Migration and Adaptation. 2. The Near Eastern Landscape: Neolithic Settlements. 3. Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley. 4. Egypt and the Nile Valley. 5. The Mediterranean Landscape: The Aegean and Greece. 6. The Mediterranean Landscape: Roman Hegemony. 7. Continental Europe: Agriculture, Feudalism, and Community. 8. The Late Middle Ages: Urban and Rural Landscape Development. 9. Humanism and Ideal Landscapes. 10. Enlightenment and Romanticism. 11. The Twentieth Century: Modernism and Planning -- pt. 2. The North American Landscape. 12. The Pre-Columbian Landscape. 13. European Colonial Traditions in the New World. 14. The Early National Period. 15. A New Land to Possess: Development of Transportation and Land Tenure Systems. 16. The Romantic Period. 17. Utopian Planning in the Romantic Period. 18. Parks Produce a New Profession. 19. Urban Planning in the Nineteenth Century. 20. Impact of Railroads on the American Landscape. 21. Design for Ostentation: The Late Victorian Eclectic Landscape. 22. Noble Realities and Ignoble Pretenses: The City Beautiful. 23. The City Scientific. 24. The Revival of Classicism: Landscape Architecture in an Era of Conspicuous Consumption. 25. To Preserve and Conserve: Protection of Natural and Cultural Resources. 26. The 1930s: Era of Public Works. 27. The Automobile Age. 28. The Modern City. 29. Modern Garden Design and Site Planning.

Summary:

This beautifully illustrated, elegant synthesis of current research and interpretation of European and North American landscape use is the most comprehensive volume available in the field. Much more than an up-to-date overview, the book offers a treatment of cultural, social, political, technological, and philosophical issues as they influence landscape history, including an examination of the environmental impact of human activity. In addition, it closely traces the development of the discipline and profession of landscape architecture. Drawn from the latest literature and documentation, it also reflects the authors many years of field observation and analysis. The authors begin by taking you through European and neighboring landscapes, including the Near East and North Africa. They track the development of human activity through early settlement, agriculturalization, industrialization, and the modern period. Next you'll explore North American land use and landscape architecture history, beginning with the influence of Native American cultures. Particular attention is paid to the impact of Euro-American attitudes and practices upon a landscape with limited human alterations to natural systems. You'll also learn about the emergence of the profession of landscape architecture from related disciplines in the mid-nineteenth century. Significant cultural influences, social trends, individuals, sites, and landscape regions in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico are all fully treated. Throughout, the book emphasizes the multicultural experience of landscape. It also brings you a more thorough discussion of the American landscape than any other work of its kind. Other up-to-the-minute topics include ecology, conservation, and environmental impact; a geographic context for design and planning; the relationship of values to land use; pre-Columbian landscape, design and planning; historic preservation; and environmental art. In addition, the book examines the role of six key issues in human interaction with the environment; the relationship of people to the natural environment; the effect of technology; human values concerning urban, rural, and natural landscapes; the symbolism of landscape; the social role of design and the role of aesthetics in land planning and design. Containing useful chapter summaries and bibliographies, this is the ideal introductory text for undergraduate and graduate students of landscape architecture and related studies. Landscape architects, architects, and planners should also read it in order to explore historical trends in social, cultural, and environmental contexts, and to better understand landscape architecture as a distinctive discipline.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0442318049
9780442318048

Subject:

Landscape architecture History.
Architecture du paysage Histoire.
Landscape architecture
Geschichte
Landschaftsgestaltung
Landschaftsplanung
Landschapsarchitectuur.
Stedenbouw.
Westliche Welt
Environment Effects of Humans
Europe
North America
Landscaping.
Horticulture.

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Volkman, Nancy, 1949-

Holdings:

Location: Library main 116863
Call No.: ID SB470.5.P74; ID:95-B1239
Status: Available