| source University of Edinburgh (X) |
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department Architecture - History Music History of Art Architecture - Studies Archaeology Environmental Courses (X) |
: ACE-3-CULAND The course will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of cultural-landscape studies. The range of the cultural-landscape spectrum covered will include, at one end, ecologically altered, 'semi-natural' landscapes with no 'material culture' (built artefacts), through to almost wholly artificial cityscapes at the other end. The (often cryptic) relationships between the parts of this spectrum, and the concept of the 'environmental footprint', will be explored. The course will consider the various methods of reading, de-coding and interpreting different landscape types and their 'structures of signification', using global and local examples. The course will emphasise the mid-range of landscapes commonly thought of as 'cultural', including: - archaeological and historic landscapes - landscapes managed for agriculture, forestry, water supply, flood control, mining and waste disposal; - areas dedicated to specific recreational uses; - gardens, parks and designed landscapes; - village-, town- and cityscapes; - retail parks, industrial estates and landscapes of heavy industry and military use, past and present. The course will examine the perception and iconography of cultural landscapes and questions of objectivity/subjectivity, 'intertextuality', hegemony and politics. It will also consider the value to society of cultural landscapes, and examples of re-assessment of value associated with changing economic and demographic patterns, lifestyles, ecological awareness and international legislation. The administrative contexts of cultural landscapes will also be discussed, together with approaches to their management and design, and the creation of policy in terms of their protection and enhancement, all with the assistance of appropriate visiting professionals.
Score: 15.836855 Details | Listing | Web page
: ACE-3-CULAND The course will provide an introduction to the theory and practice of cultural-landscape studies. The range of the cultural-landscape spectrum covered will include, at one end, ecologically altered, 'semi-natural' landscapes with no 'material culture' (built artefacts), through to almost wholly artificial cityscapes at the other end. The (often cryptic) relationships between the parts of this spectrum, and the concept of the 'environmental footprint', will be explored. The course will consider the various methods of reading, de-coding and interpreting different landscape types and their 'structures of signification', using global and local examples. The course will emphasise the mid-range of landscapes commonly thought of as 'cultural', including: - archaeological and historic landscapes - landscapes managed for agriculture, forestry, water supply, flood control, mining and waste disposal; - areas dedicated to specific recreational uses; - gardens, parks and designed landscapes; - village-, town- and cityscapes; - retail parks, industrial estates and landscapes of heavy industry and military use, past and present. The course will examine the perception and iconography of cultural landscapes and questions of objectivity/subjectivity, 'intertextuality', hegemony and politics. It will also consider the value to society of cultural landscapes, and examples of re-assessment of value associated with changing economic and demographic patterns, lifestyles, ecological awareness and international legislation. The administrative contexts of cultural landscapes will also be discussed, together with approaches to their management and design, and the creation of policy in terms of their protection and enhancement, all with the assistance of appropriate visiting professionals.
Score: 15.836855 Details | Listing | Web page