Wilderness by Design
Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service
Published on 1. August 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-0-8032-6383-3 (ISBN)
Description
Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, Ethan Carr places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. Despite the difficulties now confronting the parks, their continued ability to attract millions of visitors suggests that their creators succeeded in presenting a captivating vision of a once-wild America.
Reviews / Votes
"Handsomely produced . . . Carr underscores the significance and enduring power of the landscape park model."-Environmental History "This intelligently crafted book demonstrates that during the 1920s and 30s landscape architects used planning as an effective means of protecting wilderness from the effects of automobile tourism. . . . Highly recommended."-Choice "From the creation of Central Park in 1858 to the bison, wolf, and fire controversies of today, conservationists have been under constant scrutiny for the way that public lands are managed. . . . [Carr] speaks with eloquence and pride about the ongoing struggle to preserve the back countries."-Mystic MontanaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lincoln
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illus., maps
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 217 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1093 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8032-6383-3 (9780803263833)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Ethan Carr is a landscape architect and is currently working for the National Park Service. He has taught landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the University of Virginia School of Architecture.