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The necessity for ruins, and other topics / John Brinckerhoff Jackson.
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Jackson, John Brinckerhoff, 1909-1996.

Title & Author:

The necessity for ruins, and other topics / John Brinckerhoff Jackson.

Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©1980.

Description:

129 pages ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Learning about landscapes -- Nearer than Eden -- Gardens to decipher and gardens to admire -- The discovery of the street -- Landscape as theater -- The sacred grove in America -- The necessity for ruins -- The domestication of the garage -- By way of conclusion: how to study the landscape.
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ISBN:

0870232916
9780870232916
0870232924
9780870232923

Subject:

Landscape assessment United States.
Land use United States.
Paysages Évaluation États-Unis.
Utilisation du sol États-Unis.
Land use
Landscape assessment
Travel
United States Description and travel.
États-Unis Descriptions et voyages.
United States
ideologie
ideology
landschap
landscape
landschapsbouw
landscaping
ruimtelijke ordening
physical planning
taxatie
valuation
Landscape Architecture (General)
Environmental Psychology
Landschapsarchitectuur (algemeen)
Omgevingspsychologie

Holdings:

Location: Library main 11992
Call No.: 3071; ID:87-B3168
Status: Available

Location: Library main 11993
Call No.: 0000099 11296 A2076; ID:87-B3168
Status: Available

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