{"product_id":"living-in-the-landscape-toward-an-aesthetics-of-environment-hardcover","title":"Living in the Landscape: Toward an Aesthetics of Environment - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArnold Berleant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLiving in the Landscape\u003c\/i\u003e Arnold Berleant explores new ways of thinking about how we live--and might live--in the landscapes that enfold us. Through the concepts of \"aesthetic engagement\" and \"environmental continuity,\" he proposes a new paradigm that offers a holistic approach to the meaning of place and places of meaning in our lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough environmental aesthetics is linked in the popular mind to dramatic vistas and monumental landscapes--the Grand Canyon, for example--Berleant is much more concerned with the commonplace settings of everyday life. He argues that our active appreciation of (or \"aesthetic engagement\" with) the prosaic landscapes of home, work, local travel, and recreation plays a vital role in our discovery of hidden continuities, as well as pleasure and meaning, in the places we inhabit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerleant begins with a general introduction to environmental aesthetics, identifying the kinds of experience, meanings, and values it involves, and describing its historical sources and the issues with which it is concerned. In the rest of the book, he spotlights new directions in the field--as they relate to education, community, creativity, and the sacred--and provides an insightful analysis of \"negative environmental aesthetics.\" Throughout, he is both thoughtful and entertaining, as evidenced in his extended critique of the pop post-modern environment of Disney World. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerleant addresses issues commonly associated with the environmental movement--e.g., preservation, pollution control, and quality of life. But his study draws from a wide range of disciplines and for that reason should also appeal to scholars and students interested in art and aesthetics, landscape architecture and planning, urban and environmental design, and cultural geography, as well as environmental studies.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Living in the Landscape Arnold Berleant explores new ways of thinking about how we live - and might live - in the landscapes that enfold us. Through the concepts of \"aesthetic engagement\" and \"environmental continuity\", he proposes a new paradigm that offers a holistic approach to the meaning of place, and to the places of meaning in our lives. Berleant addresses issues commonly associated with the environmental movement, such as preservation, pollution control, and quality of life. But his study draws from a wide range of disciplines and for that reason should also appeal to scholars and students interested in art and aesthetics, landscape architecture and planning, urban and environmental design, and cultural geography, as well as environmental studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9.37 x 6.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 19, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132119814279,"sku":"9780700608119","price":98.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a416b634963e4ba97694927e4b251e72.webp?v=1732623891","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/living-in-the-landscape-toward-an-aesthetics-of-environment-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}