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Approaches in Sustainable ‘Landscaping’—A Geographical Perspective

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The review of recent publications in the field of sustainability of a landscape reveals a series of problematic issues within planning, ecological, multifunctional and visual dimensions, which make the results of the research incomparable and inapplicable. The article aims to arrange them in a conceptual framework. It looks from a geographical perspective at the idea of ‘landscaping’ as a complex system of activities leading to structural, functional and cultural changes towards sustainability. Finally, I try to answer some crucial questions in this field associated with (1) a contradiction of the idea of sustainability , (2) different approaches presenting varying scientific interests and research profiles, discrepancies in ideas and methodology, (3) the understanding of the structure, function and cultural and aesthetic aspects of a subject area, and (4) landscapes evaluation in terms of sustainability in planning and management, as well as their application requirements.

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    Małgorzata Luc

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  3. Pedagogical University in Crakow, Krakow, Poland

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Luc, M. (2015). Approaches in Sustainable ‘Landscaping’—A Geographical Perspective. In: Luc, M., Somorowska, U., Szmańda, J. (eds) Landscape Analysis and Planning. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13527-4_12

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