John R. Gold, George Revill

Representing the Environment

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is an introductory guide to the representations of the environment found in everyday life, in nature, culture, landscape, art and in the media. These provide an important means of understanding environmental attitudes and decision-making.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780415145893
• ISBN-10: 0415145899
• Artikelnr.: 21310770

Autorenporträt

John R. Gold is Professor of Urban Geography and George Revill is Senior Lecturer in Geography at Oxford Brookes University.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction  2. Studying Environmental Representations  3.
Representations in Context  4. The Classical, Medieval and Renaissance
Legacies  5. Enlightenment and Romanticism  6. Empire, Exploitation and
Control  7. Representing Urban Environments  8. Historic Cities, Future
Cities  9. Conclusion