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Landscape: pattern, perception and process (Record no. 1544)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	978-0-415-60837-4
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency	AIKTC-KRRC
Transcribing agency	AIKTC-KRRC
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title	ENG
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	712.2
Item number	BEL
Edition number	DDC23
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name	Bell, Simon
9 (RLIN)	1647
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Landscape: pattern, perception and process
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement	2nd Ed
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Routledge
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2012
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	ix,348 Pages
Other physical details	\| Binding - Paperback \|
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc.	Landscapes develop and evolve through an interacting series of processes – climatic, geological, ecological and cultural – over varying periods of time. These processes shape the structure and character of the landscapes which we experience. Over time, distinctive patterns emerge – ranging in scale from the distribution of small plants to the sculptured sides of a huge canyon. Our perception of these patterns goes beyond just their visual appreciation – beautiful though they may be – into a richer understanding of how we experience our environment.<br/><br/>By understanding this complex pattern–process interaction we can obtain a deeper awareness of landscape and our place in it – as inhabitants and as shapers. The book explores the nature of patterns and ways of classifying them before studying the nature of perception (primarily visual but including other senses), then proceeds to relate this perception to aesthetics and from there to the design process. From this point the main driving processes in landscape are introduced alongside the resulting patterns, these being climatic, landform, ecosystem and cultural aspects.<br/><br/>It is this integrative approach of looking at landscape as a kind of self-organising system, overlaid by conscious human planning activities and the unity of pattern and process, which makes this book unique. Landscape draws from a wide range of neighbouring disciplines, of which the landscape planner or designer needs to be aware, but which are often taught as distinct elements. Bell binds these fundamentals together, which enables the landscape to be ‘read’, and this reading to be used as the basis for planning and design.<br/><br/>This second edition updates and refreshes the original material with added sections and new photos, particularly making use of the developments in satellite photography. Featuring full colour throughout, this textbook is ideal for anyone studying landscape architecture or any of the disciplines which intersect with the landscape, and which affect it.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (AR-LA)
9 (RLIN)	4786
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	Books
Source of classification or shelving scheme	Dewey Decimal Classification

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		Dewey Decimal Classification			Circulation	School of Architecture	School of Architecture	General Stacks	23/03/2015	Medico's Book Aid	3216.76		712.2 BEL	A1599	21/06/2025	Books