Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes

Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9780262580946
ISBN-13 : 0262580942
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Book Synopsis Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes by : Tadahiko Higuchi

Download or read book Visual and Spatial Structure of Landscapes written by Tadahiko Higuchi and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1988-07-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this imaginative and generously illustrated book, Tadahiko Higuchi applies a methodology to landscape that is similar to that developed by Kevin Lynch for investigating the extent to which urban settings are legible and "imageable" to their inhabitants. He identifies features such as landmarks, boundaries, paths, and nodes that enable people moving through a landscape to piece together a reliable mental map of their surroundings, beginning with major structural elements and filling in with successively finer detail.


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