Landscape Culture - Culturing Landscapes

In this book an international group of authors reflects mechanisms of the cultural and social construction of landscapes. International migration and global exchange are associated with a multitude of different cultural meanings of landscapes. The logics of multi-cultural perceptions and meanings of landscape call for trans-disciplinary research, and for guidance on addressing culturally sensitive issues and inclusion in practical planning.

In this book an international group of authors reflects mechanisms of the cultural and social construction of landscapes. International migration and global exchange are associated with a multitude of different cultural meanings of landscapes. The logics of multi-cultural perceptions and meanings of landscape call for trans-disciplinary research, and for guidance on addressing culturally sensitive issues and inclusion in practical planning.

(International) Concepts of Landscapes, Theory Basis.- Landscape Perception and Preferences in Multicultural Settings.- Inter-Acculturation in Multicultural Settings and in Territories in Transition.- Migrants and Non-Migrants Perception and Preferences.- A Condition of the Spirit: Mapping Landscape, Language and Culture.- Current Demands on Landscape Research by the Growing Importance of Hybridization.