Capitalising on multiplicity: a transdisciplinary systems approach to landscape research

Dynamics of integrating landscape values in landscape character assessment: the hidden dominance of the objective outsider

“…A more encompassing understanding of landscape is frequently expressed by a tripartite of aspects, founded on: physicality, relationships and practices. (Stephenson, 2008;Terkenli, 2001;Tress and Tress, 2001;Whiston-Spirn, 2000). This tripartite relates landscape to the extrinsic values linked to the activities undertaken in the landscape and the associations established with and within the landscape (Brunetta and Voghera, 2008;Stephenson, 2008), resulting in a mosaic of diverse and potentially conflicting values spread across the landscape.…”

“…This categorisation, basis of values, takes up the tripartite facets of landscape examined earlier in the theoretical section of; form, practice and relationship (Stephenson, 2008;Terkenli, 2001;Tress and Tress, 2001;Whiston-Spirn, 2000). The examination of aspects of landscape was undertaken only for the Peak District LCA case, as this assessment appeared to provide the capacity for capturing a wide array of values.…”

Landscape as a Medium for Integration in Design Practice: The Case of Flanders, Belgium

“…Several authors (Antrop, 2005;Cosgrove, 1998;Kuçan, 2007;Meinig, 1979;Selman, 2006;Sijmons, 2002) agree that the concept of landscape has complex and multiple meanings based on a construct of ideas. As such, the contributions to the concept of landscape by different disciplines is remarkable: each of these disciplines reads and tells landscape through its own tunnel vision of perception, value, tool and action, as each of them works in a specific context and with a particular background, their narrowness of knowledge, experience, values and concerns (Kaplan, 2009;Selman, 2006;Spirn, 1998;Tress & Tress, 2001). Hence, they all construct their own traditional applications and concepts of the term and thus reach new insight into landscapes alongside their professional practice.…”

“…In addition, Antrop (2005) and Tress et al (2005a) argue that the lack of a common language and a good communication can hinder integrated projects. Especially when pursuing more integration of landscape into other areas of policy-as the ELC advocates-and taking into account the reality of convergence and multi-, inter-and transdisciplinary cooperation in integrated projects in spatial design practice, it is likely that more cross-disciplinary discussion regarding the integration of landscape in design will be necessary (Jones, 1991in Arler, 2000Tress & Tress, 2001). Besides disciplinary knowledge regarding landscape research, integrated landscape design projects require additional expertise in the integration of landscape in spatial design.…”

“…Landscape is increasingly a focal point of a range of disciplines and a field of interest for many (Antrop, 2004;Corner, 1999;Selman, 2006;Tress & Tress, 2001;Waldheim, 2006a). This paper focuses on the interest in landscape by disciplines of spatial design.…”