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The Stylistics of Landscapes, the Landscapes of Stylistics
2017In treating the topic of the landscapes of stylistics, this book provides a series of chapters which deal not only with physical landscapes but also with social, mental, historical portraits of places, people and society. The chapters demonstrate that all texts project a worldview, even when the content appears to be only a physical description of the ...
DOUTHWAITE, JOHN +2 more
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Landscape ecology and biodiversity in agricultural landscapes
Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2013Agriculture is mainly seen as a threat for biodiversity of agro-ecosystems. Intensification of agriculture and its expansion into marginal lands has substantially modified the physiognomy of rural landscapes through fragmentation and homogenisation, promoting the loss of both natural habitats and biodiversity (Benton et al., 2003).
Burel, Françoise +5 more
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Landscape change and landscape monitoring
2002Landscapes are changing continuously. This is true due to natural conditions as well as to human activities, especially in the last centuries. That is why special investigations in this field are very important. They are a prerequisite for the elaboration of concepts with regard to sustainable development: The early recognition and assessment of ...
R.-U. Syrbe +2 more
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Narrating Landscape, Landscaping Narrative
Russian Studies in Literature, 2003One of the latest trends in landscape depiction is the effort to deconstruct historical mediations of landscape and recover some sort of direct, or at least ironic, relationship to one's natural surroundings. In the United States, photographers have taken to making fun of the iconic status of famous wilderness views, as with Roger Minick's pictures of ...
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Editorial: Landscapes of Heritage and Heritage Landscapes
Landscape Research, 2015This special issue of Landscape Research is dedicated to the theme of ‘Landscapes of heritage and heritage landscapes’.
Harvey, David, Waterton, Emma (R16010)
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Ascetic Landscapes and Aesthetic Landscapes
2020Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus use ekphrasis to produce rival interpretations of the same place. An examination of their use of ekphrasis shows that it is not an entertaining frame for or distraction from their argument, but rather the means by which their argument is conducted.
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Landscape planning and the estate landscape
Planning Outlook, 1985The country estate has a particular place in the English countryside and its contribution to the landscape scene is distinct and valuable. The paper describes an approach to planning a large country estate of parkland, woodland and estate villages in Cheshire.
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European Journal of Archaeology, 1998
‘The paradox of landscape’ is that, in theory, landscape aspires to a totality of human experience, but in practice it suppresses the complexity of the human experience. By supposing a ‘landscape perspective’ in the past, archaeologists are imposing a modern view of the world.
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‘The paradox of landscape’ is that, in theory, landscape aspires to a totality of human experience, but in practice it suppresses the complexity of the human experience. By supposing a ‘landscape perspective’ in the past, archaeologists are imposing a modern view of the world.
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Landscape Journal, 2017