Nature and Landscape: An Introduction to Environmental Aesthetics

Allen Carlson

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Paper, 208 pages, 12 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14041-6
$26.50 / £18.50

December, 2008
Cloth, 208 pages, 12 illus.
ISBN: 978-0-231-14040-9
$80.00 / £55.00

"A superbly clear, much needed, methodological framework, the natural environmental model, for the emerging field of environmental aesthetics . . . Highly recommended." — Choice

"Convenient for anyone eager to learn about Carlson’s aesthetics, which is expressed in percipent, clear prose." — Frank Derringh, Environmental Ethics

"Allen Carlson is an absolute leader in environmental aesthetics. Besides being an early figure in establishing the importance of the field, his position has framed much of the current debate, and he has an exemplary handle on the issues from all perspectives—current, historical, and interdisciplinary." — Emily Brady, University of Edinburgh

"The best introduction to environmental aesthetics by a pioneer who helped establish the discipline. Through his characteristically clear, systematic, and balanced discussion, Allen Carlson gives a most comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible account of this rapidly growing field. For those who have followed his writings over the past three decades, this book will provide rich food for thought and possibilities for further exploration." — Yuriko Saito, professor of philosophy, Rhode Island School of Design

Related Subjects

• Aesthetics

About the Author

Allen Carlson is professor of philosophy at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Aesthetics and the Environment: The Appreciation of Nature, Art and Architecture and, with Glenn Parsons, coauthor of Functional Beauty, as well as coeditor of Nature, Aesthetics, and Environmentalism: From Beauty to Duty, The Aesthetics of Human Environments, and The Aesthetics of Natural Environments.

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