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Canyon De Chelly, Arizona's White Mountains __ "Located roughly in the center of the Navajo Reservation, Canyon de Chelly extends from the montane highlands of the Defiance Plateau and Chuska Mountains in the east to the arid expanse of the Chinle Valley far to the west. Known for its spectacular canyon vistas, prehistoric ruins, and green ribbon of Navajo agricultural fields, the canyon includes an abundance of physical landforms and ecological communities that provide a diverse mosaic for human settlement." - From White Mountain Online - http://www.wmonline.com/attract/chelly/chelly.htm
Central Park __ You will find a history and overview of this important cultural landscape. - From ny.com - http://www.ny.com/articles/centralpark.html
Changing Neolithic Landscapes at Brzesc Kujawski, Poland __ "The study of ancient landscapes in Europe has generally involved the reconstruction of the prehistoric vegetation of a particular region (e.g. Birks et al. 1988), leading to a general equation of landscape with vegetation." You will find a detailed article about this region in Poland. - From Princeton University - http://www.princeton.edu/~bogucki/landcape.html
Cultural Landscape __ "In the USA, there are four general types of cultural
landscapes, not mutually exclusive: historic sites, historic designed
landscapes, historic vernacular landscapes, and ethnographic landscapes." You
will find an encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - From
Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_landscape
The Cultural Landscape Foundation __ Learn about this organization, their goals
and activities. Find out what a "cultural landscape" really is. "A cultural
landscape is a geographic area that includes cultural resources and natural
resources associated with a historic event, activity, or person. Sometimes
cultural landscapes are the result of one person or group of people acting upon
the land. Other times they are the result of an idea one person or a group had
and then created at that time. Cultural landscapes can range from thousands of
acres of rural lands to a small homestead with a front yard of less than one
acre. They include grand estates, farmland, public gardens and parks, college
campuses, cemeteries, scenic highways and even industrial sites." - illustrated
- From the Cultural Landscape Foundation -
http://www.tclf.org/
Cultural Landscape Legacies, Inc.__ "Educate, protect, and preserve the cultural
heritage of those who left their legacy on the landscape of the Upper Midwest."
Information about the organization and its activities. - illustrated - From
clli.org - http://www.clli.org/
Cultural Landscapes __ Worldwide resource on cultural landscapes from the United
Nations. Click on the landscape you want to find out more. - illustrated - From
the UN -
http://whc.unesco.org/exhibits/cultland/landscape.htm
Cultural Landscapes __ A good overview and introduction to cultural landscapes.
- illustrated - From Michael N. Solem -
http://web.uccs.edu/geogenvs/GES199001/lectures/culturallandscapes/
Cultural Landscapes Home Page __ Searchable database of world wide cultural
landscapes from the Library of Congress. - illustrated - From Library of
Congress -
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/setlhome.html
Cultural landscapes - Regional Identities and Sustainable Husbandry in Highland
Ecosystems __ "Some scientists say that the traditional forms of living and
husbandry in the mountainous regions in Austria are at end. Furthermore, and as
a consequence our traditional cultural landscapes are endangered due to the new
and lower product prices. In Austria, compensatory income has reached a level of
70 % of the total income. To verify the situation, seven typical regions were
chosen for a field study." Read about the results of these studies. - From The
Macaulay Institute -
http://www.macaulay.ac.uk/livestocksystems/tdv/aschen.htm
Database of British landscapes __ You will find outline information on places,
their locations by local authority, persons associated and contact names and
addresses for further information. "Please note that inclusion on this website
does not imply that a garden is open to the public; consult the usual sources
for information on opening times and conditions." - From University of York -
http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/landscapes/ukpg/database/
Introduction: The Historic Columbia River Gorge __ Learn about rehabilitating a
Rural Designed Landscape, a cultural landscape. "The Columbia River Highway,
later renamed the Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH), was a technical and
civic achievement of its time, successfully mixing ambitious engineering with
sensitivity to the magnificent landscape. The Highway has gained national
significance because it represents one of the earliest applications of
cliff-face road building applied to modern highway construction. It is also the
oldest scenic highway in the United States." - illustrated - From National Park
Service -
http://www2.cr.nps.gov/hli/currents/columbia/intro.htm
The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape __ "Between the 17th and 20th centuries,
the ruling dukes of Liechtenstein transformed their domains in southern Moravia
into a striking landscape. It married Baroque architecture (mainly the work of
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach) and the classical and neo-Gothic style of
the castles of Lednice and Valtice with countryside fashioned according to
English romantic principles of landscape architecture. At 200 sq. km, it is one
of the largest artificial landscapes in Europe." - illustrated - From UNESCO -
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/763.htm
The Maritime Cultural Landscape __ "The archaeological concept combining sea and
land would be the maritime cultural landscape. It means that the starting point
for the subject of maritime archaeology is maritime culture." A good overview. -
From Christer Westerdahl -
http://www.abc.se/%7Em10354/publ/cult-land.htm
Ministry of Culture: Cultural Landscapes in Ontario __ "Since the Ontario
Heritage Act was proclaimed in 1975. LACACs and municipalities have developed
considerable experience in identifying and designating individual heritage
properties and districts." You will find a full report detailing what needs
still to be done and what the successes are. - illustrated - From Ministry of
Culture -
http://www.culture.gov.on.ca/english/culdiv/heritage/landscap.htm
The Neolithic Mosaic on the North European Plain __ "The introduction of
agriculture and the successful establishment of farming communities on the
lowlands of north-central Europe between 5000 and 3500 B.C. (recalibrated
dating) marked one of the most significant transformations of prehistoric
society in this region." You will find a detailed paper. - From Princeton
University -
http://www.princeton.edu/~bogucki/mosaic.html
Vatican Exhibit Rome Reborn __ "Rome now is one of the grandest cities in the
world. Millions of pilgrims and tourists come every year to admire, and be awed
by, its treasures of architecture, art, and history. But is was not always this
way. By the fourteenth century, the great ancient city had dwindled to a
miserable village. Perhaps 20,000 people clung to the ruins despite the ravages
of disease and robber barons. Popes and cardinals had fled to Avignon in
southern France. Rome was dwarfed in wealth and power by the great commercial
cities and territorial states farther north, from Florence to Venice." Learn
what happened next. - From ibiblio.org -
http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/vatican.exhibit/Vatican.exhibit.html
Virtual Landscape Gallery __ You will find major European gardens and their
components; some interpretive text; searchable database on influence, plant
type, geographic location, etc. - illustrated - from vilar.com -
http://www.vilar.com/
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