Justice, Power and the Political Landscape (Hardcover, New)

Landscape is now on the agenda in a new way. The increasing interest in justice, power and the political landscape expresses a sea change occurring in the meaning of landscape itself, from landscape as scenery to landscape as polity and place. As Lionella Scazzosi argues "The meaning of the term 'landscape' has become broader than that of a view or panorama, which characterized many national protection laws and policies until the middle of the 20th century, and that of environment or nature, to which it has often been limited during the recent years of environmentalist battles." This is reflected in the new European Landscape Convention, for which: "'Landscape' means an area, as perceived by people." The tide thus has turned towards J. B. Jackson's view of landscape as not "a scenic or ecological entity but as a political or cultural entity, changing in the course of history." It is in this socio-political context that it becomes necessary to consider the role of power, and the importance of justice, in the shaping of the landscape as an area of practice and performance with both cultural and environmental implications. This book was previously published as two special issues of Landscape Research.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	2009
Editors:	Kenneth Olwig • Donald Mitchell
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	304
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-44813-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-415-44813-1
Barcode:	9780415448130

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