Can the theory of landscape architecture, a field characterized by
contradictions and inconsistencies, be generalized into a
particular framework? Most important, can a theoretical formulation
in another discipline provide landscape architecture the conceptual
foundation to do so? This is what this work is attempting to do -
construct a framework for landscape design and evaluation arguing
that affordance theory can provide landscape architecture with a
consistent conceptual framework that can integrate all its relevant
elements and concerns into a coherent whole. Affordance theory is a
relatively recent theory in perceptual psychology proposed by James
Gibson. Gibson claims, contrary to earlier perceptual theories,
that our environment is meaning laden and, when an organism
interacts with the environment as a perceiver, user or designer, it
deals with these meanings at the level of ecology and not with
physics and geometry. This work is the first of its kind in
exploring the application of Gibson's theory in landscape
architecture.
General
Imprint: |
Lap Lambert Academic Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2012 |
First published: |
November 2012 |
Authors: |
Eshetu Zeleke (Tao Yuan) Sinkneh
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
188 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-659-30192-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
3-659-30192-2 |
Barcode: |
9783659301926 |
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