Environmental Aesthetics (Volume 01 of the Environmental Aesthetics Series)

Author: Arnold Berleant (USA), translated by Zhang Min and Zhou Yu
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Environmental Aesthetics, which can be somewhat termed "applied aesthetics." Applied aesthetics refers to the conscious implementation of aesthetic values and principles in daily life and activities with practical purposes, ranging from dressing, driving, boating, to building. The authors of this book strive to demonstrate the application of aesthetics in various specific environmental fields. From the early chapters that establish the theme of environmental aesthetics and reinterpret its fundamental concepts from new perspectives to the final chapter that boldly updates the meaning of landscapes from an aesthetic dimension, the consistent driving force throughout the book is: redefining the environment and acknowledging its aesthetic connotations. Gradually, we will realize that the environment is not outside the human world, nor does it have superficial geographical boundaries. Aesthetics will help us deeply understand the inseparable relationship between nature and humanity from both abstract theories and concrete contexts. This book is intended for readers of various types: scholars and students in philosophy, art and aesthetics, landscape architecture and planning, urban and environmental design, cultural geography and environmental studies. Most importantly, it is for those interested in environmental issues and willing to think about their meaning and challenges in a different way.