Routledge Handbook of Cultural Landscape Practice (Routledge International Handbooks)

Synopsis

Cultural landscapes, which in the field of heritage studies and practice relates to caring for and safeguarding heritage landscapes, is a concept embedded in contemporary conservation. Heritage conservation has shifted from an historical focus on buildings, city centres, and archaeological sites to encompass progressively more diverse forms of heritage and increasingly larger geographic areas, embracing both rural and urban landscapes. While the origin of the idea of cultural landscapes can be traced to the late-19th century Euro-American scholarship, it came to global attention after 1992 following its adoption as a category of ‘site’ by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. Today, cultural landscape practice has become increasingly complex given the expansion of the values and meanings of heritage, the influence of environmental challenges such as human induced climate change, technological advancements, and the need to better understand and interpret human connections to place and landscapes. The aim of this handbook is to strike a balance between theory and practice, which we see as inseparable, while also seeking to achieve a geographical spread, disciplinary diversity and perspectives, and a mix of authors from academic, practitioner, management, and community backgrounds.

Copyright:

2023

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

522 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781351787062

Related ISBNs:

9781315203119, 9781138703490, 9781032415147

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

02/14/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Steve Brown and Cari Goetcheus

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Home and Garden

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Steve Brown

Edited by:

Cari Goetcheus