Landscape as Urbanism: A General Theory

by Charles Waldheim

Book Overview

A definitive intellectual history of landscape urbanism

It has become conventional to think of urbanism and landscape as opposing one another--or to think of landscape as merely providing temporary relief from urban life as shaped by buildings and infrastructure. But, driven in part by environmental concerns, landscape has recently emerged as a model and medium for the city, with some theorists arguing that landscape architects are...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691167907
• ISBN13: 9780691167909
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.7"