Teaching landscape history/ Jan Woudstra (Editor), David Jacques (Editor), Robert Holden (Editor)

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TextNew York, NY, Routledge, 2024Description: xx, 236 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmContent type:

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9781032398501

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SB 457.6 T43 2024

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Preface : landscape history in crisis The necessity for landscape history The shifting meanings of 'landscape' The branches of landscape history A cluster of subjects Identity and dispossession Whose history? Present pedagogy The possibilities from new technology Reviewing the curriculum Towards a manifesto

Summary: "Landscape history is changing in content and style to address the issues of today. Experienced teachers and authors on the history of gardens and landscapes come together in this new volume to share ideas on the future of teaching history in departments of landscape architecture, archaeology, geography and allied subjects. Design history remains important, but the volume brings to the fore the increasing importance of environmental history, economic history, landscape history, cultural landscapes, environmental justice and decolonization, ideas of sustainability and climate change amelioration, which may all be useful in serving the needs of a widening range of students in an increasingly complex world. This book will be of interest to anyone teaching courses on landscape architecture, urban design, horticulture, garden design, architectural history, cultural geography, and more"-- Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TUP Manila Library	Graduate Program Section-2F	GS SB 457.6 T43 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P00034261

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Preface : landscape history in crisis
The necessity for landscape history
The shifting meanings of 'landscape'
The branches of landscape history
A cluster of subjects
Identity and dispossession
Whose history?
Present pedagogy
The possibilities from new technology
Reviewing the curriculum
Towards a manifesto

"Landscape history is changing in content and style to address the issues of today. Experienced teachers and authors on the history of gardens and landscapes come together in this new volume to share ideas on the future of teaching history in departments of landscape architecture, archaeology, geography and allied subjects. Design history remains important, but the volume brings to the fore the increasing importance of environmental history, economic history, landscape history, cultural landscapes, environmental justice and decolonization, ideas of sustainability and climate change amelioration, which may all be useful in serving the needs of a widening range of students in an increasingly complex world. This book will be of interest to anyone teaching courses on landscape architecture, urban design, horticulture, garden design, architectural history, cultural geography, and more"-- Provided by publisher

Woudstra, J., Jacques, D., & Holden, R. (Eds.). (2024). Teaching landscape history. Routledge.

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