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Sustaining beauty. The performance of appearance: A manifesto in three parts
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Sustainable landscape design is generally understood in relation to three principles – ecological health, social justice and economic prosperity. Rarely do aesthetics factor into sustainability discourse, except in negative asides conflating the visible with the aesthetic and rendering both superfluous. This article examines the role of beauty and aesthetics in a sustainability agenda. It argues that it will take more than ecologically regenerative designs for culture to be sustainable, that what is needed are designed landscapes that provoke those who experience them to become more aware of how their actions affect the environment, and to care enough to make changes. This involves considering the role of aesthetic environmental experiences, such as beauty, in re-centering human consciousness from an egocentric to a more bio-centric perspective. This argument in the form of a manifesto is inspired by American landscape architects whose work is not usually understood as contributing to sustainable design.
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The resilience of a designed landscape can be included in the evaluation of its beauty rather than a predetermined set of forms or types.
“For instance, the resilience of a designed landscape can be included in the evaluation of its beauty rather than a predetermined set of forms or types (Meyer, 2008).”
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- Authors
- Meyer, E. K.
- Venue
- Journal of Landscape Architecture
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-03
- Volume
- 3
- Issue
- 1
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- 6-23
- ISSN
- 1862-6033
- 2164-604X
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