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Title Exploring the visual landscape : advances in physiognomic landscape research in the Netherlands / edited by Steffen Nijhuis, Ron van Lammeren, Frank van der Hoeven
Published Amsterdam, The Netherlands : IOS Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Series Research in urbanism ; v. 2
Research in urbanism series ; v. 2.
Contents Part 1: Theory. Exploring visual landscapes -- Introduction / Steffen Nijhuis, Ron van Lammeren, Marc Antrop -- Psychology of the visual landscape / Maarten Jacobs -- The phenomenological experience of the visual landscape / Ana Moya Pellitero -- Geomatics in physiognomic landscape research -- A Dutch view / Ron van Lammeren --Part 2: LANDSCAPE RESEARCH AND DESIGN. Visual research in landscape architecture / Steffen Nijhuis -- Mapping landscape attractiveness -- A GIS-based landscape appreciation model for the Dutch countryside / Janneke Roos-Klein Lankhorst, Sjerp de Vries and Arjen Buijs -- The one- and two-dimensional isovists analyses in Space Syntax / Akkelies van Nes -- Virtual historical landscapes / Arnoud de Boer, Leen Breure, Sandor Spruit and Hans Voorbij -- Mapping landscape openness with isovists / -- Gerd Weitkamp -- Part 3: LANDSCAPE POLICY. Landscape policy and visual landscape assessment -- The Province of Noord-Holland as a case study / Steffen Nijhuis and Miranda Reitsma -- Preserving panoramic views along motorways through policy / Maarten Piek, Niels Sorel and Manon van Middelkoop -- Hi Rise, I can see you! Planning and visibility assessment of high building development in Rotterdam / Frank van der Hoeven, Steffen Nijhuis -- Visions of Belle van Zuylen / Han Lörzing -- Glossary -- Literature guide to landscape perception research -- About the authors
Summary Exploring the Visual Landscape" is about the combination of landscape research and planning, visual perception and Geographic Information Science. It showcases possible ways of getting a grip on themes like: landscape openness, cluttering of the rural landscape, high-rise buildings in relation to cityscape, historic landscapes and motorway panoramas. It offers clues for visual landscape assessment of spaces in cities, parks and rural areas. In that respect, it extends the long tradition in the Netherlands on physiognomic landscape research and shows the state of the art at this mome
Analysis GIS
landscape policy
visual landscape
Delft University of Technology
TU Delft
landscape planning
design research
urban design
landscape perception
landscape architecture
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Urban landscape architecture -- Netherlands
Landscape architecture -- Netherlands
ARCHITECTURE -- Landscape.
GARDENING -- Garden Design.
GARDENING -- Landscape.
Landscape architecture
Urban landscape architecture
Netherlands
Form Electronic book
Author Nijhuis, Steffen, editor.
Lammeren, Ron van, editor.
Hoeven, Frank van der, 1964- editor.
LC no. 2012471654
ISBN 9781607508335
1607508338
1283290030
9781283290036
6613290033
9786613290038