{"product_id":"9781350071087","title":"Landscape and Infrastructure : Reimagining the Pastoral Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eLandscape and Infrastructure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Margaret Birney Vickery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandscape and Infrastructure\u003c\/i\u003e examines the relationships between landscape painting and landscape design from the seventeenth century to the present, and contemporary infrastructure projects around the globe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese seemingly disparate subjects are united by a shared concern for the pastoral middle ground; a traditionally productive landscape. By focusing an art-historical lens on pre-industrial productive systems and the effects of the Industrial Revolution on the pastoral landscape tradition, we can gain a better understanding of how to weave new approaches to productive infrastructure systems (such as power generation, water filtration and food production) into our contemporary landscapes. With rising demand for clean energy, clean water, and locally-grown food, this study offers a historical perspective on how such systems can be integrated into our suburban and urban areas. Vestigial elements of the pastoral tradition have long held aesthetic sway in our suburbs, cities and national parks, both in Britain and America. Now, as new energy and water related projects encroach on these spaces, remnants of the pastoral play a crucial role in convincing neighborhood residents, municipal leaders, and energy companies or water authorities of the benefits of a neighboring infrastructure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book investigates the history of that tradition and highlights the advantages it brings as we re-imagine infrastructure in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“In this original and timely book, Vickery establishes the continued and vital importance of art history in contemporary landscape and architectural design. \u003ci\u003eLandscape and Infrastructure\u003c\/i\u003e traces the roots and uncovers the significance of the productive activities and elements of pastoral traditions in art and designed landscapes, clearly documenting the persistent and sometimes difficult relationship of aesthetics and production in Western art. Art history is rarely as engaging for the general public to read, or as important for designers to understand.” —\u003ci\u003eProfessor of Landscape Architecture, University of Massachusetts Amherst\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350071087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Visual Arts","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40688637149390,"sku":"9781350071087","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3642f535-2024-4f31-a071-8be355edecda.jpg?v=1640318123","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350071087","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}