Gardens, City Life and Culture - A World Tour
Gardens have exerted a deep influence on the culture of cities. Considering each city as a whole, this book presents the profoundly different roles of gardens in cultural development and social life. Private and princely gardens, from Roman antiquity to approximately 1850, are considered, whether in China, India, the Ottoman Empire, Europe, or the United States. Turning to the subject of planning, the dire lack of a municipal garden policy is examined in contemporary Marrakech. In-depth evaluations of parks and garden planning reveal the successes and limitations of different policies in Stockholm, Tokyo, Kerala (India), historic Suzhou (Chin…
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Weitere Autoren: Wangheng, Chen / Chen, Wangheng / Bloom, Nicholas Dagen / Brosseau, Sylvie / Chandrashekara, U. M.
- ISBN: 978-0-88402-328-9
- EAN: 9780884023289
- Produktnummer: 3428388
- Verlag: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 274 S.
- Masse: H24.1 cm x B26.5 cm x D3.4 cm 1'316 g
- Gewicht: 1316
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
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