Landscape and Power in Geographical Space as a Social-Aesthetic Construct

Presents a systematic distinction between the level of societal constructions of landscape, its updating by the individual agents themselves and the physical space

Examines the relationship between societal and individual landscape notions in their feedback references to physical space

Includes landscape-theoretical considerations as well as numerous empirical studies, mainly in the form of case studies

Autorentext
Dr. Olaf Kühne, born in 1973, is Professor for Regional Development at University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf, Germany. The geographer and sociologist is specialized in landscape theory, urban and regional development as well as in landscape development.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Theoretical foundations for the work.- Chapter 3. The genesis of societal landscapes and their physical manifestoes.- Chapter 4. Social processes for the social definition of landscape.- Chapter 5. Case studies.- Chapter 6. Conclusion. <p