Experience of Landscape

by Jay Appleton

This book stresses a theoretical approach to landscape aesthetics, including habitat theory and prospect-refuge theory, based on an analysis of research literature and experience in a wide area of art and science. This edition covers recent developments in the field.

Genres: Architecture, Landscape Architecture

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Steven]

This book is about aesthetics from a perspective informed by biology. It's light on the biology, and heavy on the aesthetics. If you're interested in that, I don't know what to tell you, because I don't know anything about that. As for people interested in biology: you'll probably have your interest exhausted after a brief effort to read this. Go into reading this with that in mind.

[Kei · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must-read for those who want to learn more about environmental psychology and/or landscape analysis.

[飞 谢]

recommended reading list

[Richenda · Rating 1 out of 5]

Long boring read