Main entry:

Higuchi, Tadahiko, 1944-

Title & Author:

The visual and spatial structure of landscapes / Tadahiko Higuchi ; translated by Charles S. Terry.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, ©1983.

Description:

ix, 218 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-210) and index.
VISUAL STRUCTURE OF LANDSCAPES: Indexes of visual structure -- Visibility of landscape structure -- Visual perception of planes -- Space-position relationships -- Visual perception of space -- Summary of the visual structure of landscapes -- SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF LANDSCAPES: Types of spatial structures -- The Akizushima-Yamato type -- The eight-petal lotus blossum type -- The Mikumari shrine type -- The secluded valley type -- The Zofu-Tokusui type -- The sacred mountain type -- The domain-viewing mountain type -- Elements of spatial composition in landscapes.
Translation of: Keikan no kōzō.

Summary:

"In this imaginative and generously illustrated book, Tadahiko Higuchi applies a methodology to landscape that is similar to that developed by Kevin Lynch for investigating the extent to which urban settings are legible and "imageable" to their inhabitants. He identifies features such as landmarks, boundaries, paths, and nodes that enable people moving through a landscape to piece together a reliable mental map of their surroundings, beginning with major structural elements and filling in with successively finer detail."--Publisher's description.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0262081202 (hardcover)
9780262081207 (hardcover)

Subject:

Landforms Japan.
Landscape assessment Japan.
Relief (Géographie) Japon.
Paysages Évaluation Japon.
Landforms
Landscape assessment
Landschaftstyp
Geografia Japão.
Paisagem Japão.
Japan
Landscape - Study regions: Japan

Form/genre:

Case studies

Added entries:

Terry, Charles S., translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 3276
Call No.: 0001862 11085; ID:87-B1178
Status: Available