Karen Lutsky,Sean Burkholder
Five Bay Landscapes: Curious Explorations in the Great Lakes Basin
Five Bay Landscapes: Curious Explorations in the Great Lakes Basin
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The coastal zone of the Great Lakes is a dysfunctional relationship between people and resources, with Five Bay Landscapes arguing that responses should begin with critical, experiential, and pluralistic understandings of place. Through five narratives, the authors explore the nuances and systems of these shorelines and offer lessons for future design and planning interventions.
Format: Hardback
Length: 236 pages
Publication date: 10 January 2023
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
The coastal zone of the Great Lakes is facing significant challenges due to environmental health, climate change, population growth, and industrial demands. This struggle is particularly evident in the shallow bays of the basin. While many regional and local responses to these issues focus on control methods, Five Bay Landscapes argues that responses should begin with critical, experiential, and pluralistic understandings of place.
Through a series of five narratives, each located on a bay within the Great Lakes, the authors share their practice of curious site explorations. These explorations, both written and visual, consider the nuances and systems of these shorelines, as well as the lessons these findings might offer for future design and planning interventions.
Using the Great Lakes as a context, Five Bay Landscapes illuminates a dynamic and robust landscape system and establishes a series of methods for understanding, analyzing, and intervening within the changing landscape.
The book emphasizes the importance of recognizing the interconnectedness of human activities and the natural environment and proposes a holistic approach to landscape design and planning that considers the social, economic, and ecological aspects of the region.
Five Bay Landscapes is a valuable resource for professionals, policymakers, and community members interested in sustainable development, environmental conservation, and the preservation of the Great Lakes region's unique cultural and natural heritage.
Weight: 750g
Dimension: 210 x 236 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780822947394
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