How To Read The Landscape
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Author |
: Patrick Whitefield |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2014 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1856231852 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781856231855 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Read the Landscape by : Patrick Whitefield
Patrick Whitefield has spent a lifetime living and working in the countryside and 20 years of that taking notes of what he sees, everywhere from the Isle of Wight to the Scottish Highlands. This book explains everything from the details, such as the signs which wild animals leave as their signatures and the meaning behind the shapes of different trees, to how whole landscapes, including woodland, grassland and moorland, fit together and function as a whole. Rivers and lakes, roads and paths, hedgerows and field walls are also explained, as are the influence of different rocks, the soil and the ever-changing climate.
Author |
: Robert Yarham |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1912217279 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781912217274 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis How to Read the Landscape by : Robert Yarham
An easily accessible, highly illustrated guide to the geology, geography and geomorphology that form landscapes. Interest in the environment has never been greater and yet most of us have little knowledge of the 4 billion years of history that formed it. With this book, learn about the principles of geology, geography and geomorphology, and discover how a basic understanding of geological timescales, plate tectonics and landforms can help you 'read' the great outdoors. This is a highly illustrated book with a very accessible text that beautifully illuminates the landscape around us.
Author |
: May Theilgaard Watts |
Publisher |
: Nature Study Guild Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0912550236 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780912550237 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reading the Landscape of America by : May Theilgaard Watts
In this natural history classic, the author takes the reader on field trips to landscapes across America, both domesticated and wild. She shows how to read the stories written in the land, interpreting the clues laid down by history, culture, and natural forces. A renowned teacher, writer and conservationist in her native Midwest, Watts studied with Henry Cowles, the pioneering American ecologist. She was the first to explain his theories of plant succesion to the general public. Her graceful, witty essays, with charming illustrations by the author, are still relevant and engaging today, as she invites us to see the world around us with fresh eyes.
Author |
: Patrick Whitefield |
Publisher |
: Permanent Publications |
Total Pages |
: 364 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1856230430 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781856230438 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Living Landscape by : Patrick Whitefield
"Being able to 'read' the landscape whilst on a walk makes a huge difference. It is like suddenly seeing the world in colour after being used to a lifetime of black and white. The Living Landscape looks in detail at landscape formation: from rocks, through soil to vegetation and the intricate web of interactions between plants, animals, climate and the people that makes the landscape around us. Each chapter is interspersed with diagrams, sketches and notes that Patrick has taken over two decades of living and working in the countryside. Patrick will inspire you to reconnect with the land as a living entity, not a collection of different scenery, and develop an active relationship with nature and the countryside. This book invites you to actively engage with nature and experience it first hand. Understanding how landscapes evolve is a useful skill for landscape designers, farmers, gardeners and smallholders but it is also a life-enhancing skill all of us can enjoy. Patrick offers us the enduring pleasure that costs nothing and yet offers everything." -- Publisher's description
Author |
: Bret Wallach |
Publisher |
: Guilford Press |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 2005-01-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1593851197 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781593851194 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Understanding the Cultural Landscape by : Bret Wallach
This compelling book offers a fresh perspective on how the natural world has been imagined, built on, and transformed by human beings throughout history and around the globe. Coverage ranges from the earliest societies to preindustrial China and India, from the emergence in Europe of the modern world to the contemporary global economy. The focus is on what the places we have created say about us: our belief systems and the ways we make a living. Also explored are the social and environmental consequences of human activities, and how conflicts over the meaning of progress are reflected in today's urban, rural, and suburban landscapes. Written in a highly engaging style, this ideal undergraduate-level human geography text is illustrated with over 25 maps and 70 photographs. Note: Many additional photographs related to the themes addressed in the book are available at the author's website (www.greatmirror.com.)
Author |
: Tom Wessels |
Publisher |
: Nature |
Total Pages |
: 199 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0881504203 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780881504200 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reading the Forested Landscape by : Tom Wessels
Chronicles the forest in New England from the Ice Age to current challenges
Author |
: John R. Stilgoe |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 281 |
Release |
: 2015-10-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262029896 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262029898 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (96 Downloads) |
Synopsis What Is Landscape? by : John R. Stilgoe
A lexicon and guide for discovering the essence of landscape.
Author |
: May Theilgaard Watts |
Publisher |
: Nature Study Guild Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2009 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0912550309 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780912550305 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Reading the Landscape of Europe by : May Theilgaard Watts
Come along on a field trip with the esteemed American naturalist May Theilgaard Watts to see how nature, history and culture have written their stories on the landscapes of Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Norway and Britain. She makes a lively guide, knowledgeable, literary, witty and opinionated, drawing on botany, ecology, and geography, as well as literature and folklore, to explain how a place came to look and feel the way it does.In this sequel to her popular book Reading the Landscape of America, Watts explored the hills of Italy, the grouse heath of Britain, the Black Forest of Germany, the limestone plateaus of France, and much more, explaining the forces that shaped these landscapes and continue to change them. Illustrated with dozens of pen and ink by the author. Includes a key to identifying the trees of Europe.
Author |
: David Holmgren |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2018 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0994392877 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780994392879 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis RetroSuburbia by : David Holmgren
RetroSuburbia is part manual and part manifesto. The book shows how Australian suburbs can be transformed to become productive and resilient in an energy descent future. It focuses on what can be done by an individual at the household level (rather than community or government levels).RetroSuburbia is a source of inspiration, introducing concepts and outlining patterns and practical solutions. It empowers people to make positive changes in their lives. As with David's previous work, it is thought provoking and provocative.If you are already on the path of downshifting and living simply, exploring RetroSuburbia will be a confirmation and celebration that you are on the right track and guide you on the next steps forward. If you are just beginning this journey, it provides a guide to the diversity of options and helps work out priorities for action. For people concerned about making ends meet in more challenging times, RetroSuburbia provides a new lens for creatively sidestepping the obstacles.The book outlines options available to retrofitters in three 'fields' - the Built, Biological and Behavioural - along with speculation on the future and philosophical musings. Throughout the book, examples from David's 'Aussie St' story and real life case studies support and enhance the main content. RetroSuburbia can be read as a whole, cover to cover, or can be dipped into according to your interests.RetroSuburbia is almost 600 pages in full colour with 556 photos and over 100 watercolour illustrations from permaculture illustrator Brenna Quinlan.
Author |
: Max Liboiron |
Publisher |
: MIT Press |
Total Pages |
: 225 |
Release |
: 2022-05-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780262369510 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0262369516 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Discard Studies by : Max Liboiron
An argument that social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding certain people, places, and things. Discard studies is an emerging field that looks at waste and wasting broadly construed. Rather than focusing on waste and trash as the primary objects of study, discard studies looks at wider systems of waste and wasting to explore how some materials, practices, regions, and people are valued or devalued, becoming dominant or disposable. In this book, Max Liboiron and Josh Lepawsky argue that social, political, and economic systems maintain power by discarding certain people, places, and things. They show how the theories and methods of discard studies can be applied in a variety of cases, many of which do not involve waste, trash, or pollution. Liboiron and Lepawsky consider the partiality of knowledge and offer a theory of scale, exploring the myth that most waste is municipal solid waste produced by consumers; discuss peripheries, centers, and power, using content moderation as an example of how dominant systems find ways to discard; and use theories of difference to show that universalism, stereotypes, and inclusion all have politics of discard and even purification—as exemplified in “inclusive” efforts to broaden the Black Lives Matter movement. Finally, they develop a theory of change by considering “wasting well,” outlining techniques, methods, and propositions for a justice-oriented discard studies that keeps power in view.