The language of landscape

Spirn, A.W., 1998, The language of landscape, Yale University Press, New Haven

  • Author : Spirn, A.W.
  • Year : 1998
  • Title English : The language of landscape
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Publisher's Location : New Haven
  • ISBN : 0300077459
  • Pages : 326
  • Abstract : This study suggests that the language of landscape exists with its own syntax, grammar, and metaphors, and that we imperil ourselves by failing to learn and speak this language. Spirn examines urban, rural, and natural landscapes, and discusses the thought of renowned landscape authors.
  • Comments : KEYWORDS: landscape architecture, landscape, landform, environment, environmental psychology.