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Landscape architecture, which includes the planning of parks and gardens and the design and siting of buildings and roads, plays an important role in shaping the world around us. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Thompson uses real-life examples from around the world to examine its impact throughout history and in contemporary society.

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Table of Contents
1. Misconceptions and Origins ; 2. Place-making and Improvement ; 3. America and the Turn to Modernism ; 4. The Invisible Hand versus the Grand Gesture ; 5. Use and Beauty ; 6. Professional Environmentalists ; 7. Landscape Architecture as Art ; 8. Social Workers in Green Wellingtons ; 9. Under the Carpet ; 10. Landscape and Urbanism ; Further reading

Landscape Architecture A Very Short Introduction

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 29/05/2014
      ISBN13: 9780199681204, 978-0199681204
      ISBN10: 0199681201
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Landscape architecture, which includes the planning of parks and gardens and the design and siting of buildings and roads, plays an important role in shaping the world around us. In this Very Short Introduction, Ian Thompson uses real-life examples from around the world to examine its impact throughout history and in contemporary society.

      Trade Review
      A great gift for the landscape architect to give to their in-laws who still call them a 'landscape designer' * Historic Garden Review, Aaron Suiter *

      Table of Contents
      1. Misconceptions and Origins ; 2. Place-making and Improvement ; 3. America and the Turn to Modernism ; 4. The Invisible Hand versus the Grand Gesture ; 5. Use and Beauty ; 6. Professional Environmentalists ; 7. Landscape Architecture as Art ; 8. Social Workers in Green Wellingtons ; 9. Under the Carpet ; 10. Landscape and Urbanism ; Further reading

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