Reference sources are great for background information and better familiarizing yourself with the topic. Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and indexes are good examples of this.
Promotes the study of the landscape in all its aspects. It provides a forum for all those concerned with the material and cultural evaluation of human use of the land.
The ultimate intention is to secure a more penetrating comprehension of landscape evolution and an overall narrative account of landscape prehistory and history, together with an understanding of how this has influenced, and may usefully guide, the management of the present-day landscape.
International coverage of architecture, architectural sculpture, city planning, and landscape architecture in 1,000 periodicals. Selective coverage back to the 1860s.
Oxford Art OnlineThis link opens in a new windowThis collection of art encyclopedias and dictionaries includes a comprehensive survey article, Landscape, articles on special aspects of the, and addresses the topic in sections of general articles about the arts and culture of civilizations and countries. It has an excellent survey on garden design, types of gardens, other types of cultural landscapes, specific sites and monuments, places, and individual landscape designers. Each article is supplemented by a bibliography of major primary and secondary sources.
Call Number: SB469.9 .S53 2009 (Hillyer Art Stacks)
ISBN: 9780813927893
Publication Date: 2009
Oxford Bibliographies OnlineThis link opens in a new windowA scholar-curated library of subject bibliographies in the humanities & social sciences; each entry offers a guided tour through key literature on a topic.
Oxford Reference OnlineThis link opens in a new windowReference dictionaries and companions, including illustrations, web links, and searching individual titles or by subject area; from Oxford University Press.
Routledge Handbooks OnlineThis link opens in a new windowDRM-free handbooks offering peer-reviewed research articles in the humanities, social sciences, education, psychology, engineering & built environment. Chapters can be browsed, searched, viewed & downloaded.
Sage KnowledgeThis link opens in a new windowIncludes handbooks, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and substantive texts from Sage.
View high-level statistics about an area regarding people and population, race and ethnicity, families and living arrangements, health, education, business and economy, employment, housing, and income and poverty.
A mapping and screening tool based on nationally consistent data and an approach that combines environmental and demographic indicators in maps and reports.