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<p>From a largely autobiographical perspective, the development of the European concept of landscape is considered through the last fifty years, focussed on the gap between the environmental idea which has progressively become more ecological, so the landscape idea has become much more cultural. When they work together, there can be outstanding results, as demonstrated in the European Landscape Award. However, what seemed to be an unsteady progress towards a common understanding of cultural landscape can still receive dramatic shocks. The Pandemic is one such shock which has just begun to be absorbed into landscape thinking, and now the cosy concept of national and regional landscape identities is shattered yet again, by invasion, immigration and displacement.</p>
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From a largely autobiographical perspective, the development of the European concept of landscape is considered through the last fifty years, focussed on the gap between the environmental idea which has progressively become more ecological, so the landscape idea has become much more cultural. When they work together, there can be outstanding results, as demonstrated in the European Landscape Award. However, what seemed to be an unsteady progress towards a common understanding of cultural landscape can still receive dramatic shocks. The Pandemic is one such shock which has just begun to be absorbed into landscape thinking, and now the cosy concept of national and regional landscape identities is shattered yet again, by invasion, immigration and displacement.

An English Life in Landscape: Watching Landscape Research Over Half a Century

Visiting Professor of Cultural Landscape, Bournemouth University

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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From a largely autobiographical perspective, the development of the European concept of landscape is considered through the last fifty years, focussed on the...

An English Life in Landscape: Watching Landscape Research Over Half a Century

Published Online: Jun 23, 2022

Page range: 47 - 60

Received: Jan 20, 2022

Accepted: Feb 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0003

Keywords
Landscape Ecology, UK, History, Landscape Research Group

© 2022 Peter Howard, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

An English Life in Landscape: Watching Landscape Research Over Half a Century

Published Online: Jun 23, 2022

Page range: 47 - 60

Received: Jan 20, 2022

Accepted: Feb 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2022-0003

KeywordsLandscape Ecology, UK, History, Landscape Research Group

© 2022 Peter Howard, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Landscape Ecology, UK, History, Landscape Research Group