Persian Paradises at Peril: Landscape Planning and Management in Contemporary Iran (1st ed. 2021) (The Urban Book Series)

Synopsis

This book offers a resourceful collection of essays examining recent efforts to respond to the challenges of planning, management and conserving landscapes in contemporary Iran, the home of Persian gardens. Drawing on selected recent studies, the chapters discuss the following topics: The sphere of knowledge and theoretical bases, including a survey of recent and ongoing research;Persian gardens remaining from the 6th century BC to the 19th century AD, which have influenced garden design in a vast geographic domain extending from India to Spain;Management and conservation of cultural landscapes, historic urban landscapes (HUL), road landscapes, and natural landscapes in the face of changes in climatic conditions and livelihood practices affecting their delicate dynamic balance and functions essential to their distinctive character; and
Historic Territorial Landscapes (HTL) formed and evolved along the Silk and Spice Roads as compositions of tangible and intangible elements resulting from movement, exchanges and dialogue in space and over time.The book is a useful resource for a range of academics and professionals, such as landscape architects and managers, landscape historians and conservationists, and urban planners and managers.

Copyright:

2021

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Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9783030625504

Related ISBNs:

9783030625498

Publisher:

Springer International Publishing

Date of Addition:

05/01/21

Copyrighted By:

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Science, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Farzin Fardanesh

Edited by:

Fatemeh Farnaz Arefian