Book publication: Exploring the Visual Landscape

The book is an initiative of Delft University of Technology and Wageningen University and was written and compiled by Steffen Nijhuis and Frank van der Hoeven of the Faculty of Architecture and Ron van Lammeren of Wageningen University.

Exploring the Visual Landscape

The book is the second volume in the Research in Urbanism Series of IOS Press and is about the combination of landscape research and planning, visual perception and Geographic Information Science. It offers clues for visual landscape assessment of spaces in cities, parks and rural areas. In that respect, it extends the long tradition in the Netherlands on physiognomic landscape research and shows the state of the art at this moment.

'Exploring the Visual Landscape' offers important clues for theory, methodology and application in research and development of landscapes all over the world, from a specifically Dutch academic context. It showcases possible ways of getting a grip on themes like: landscape openness, cluttering of the rural landscape, high-rise buildings in relation to cityscape, historic landscapes and motorway panoramas.

'Exploring the Visual Landscape' provides a wide range of insights into the psychological background of landscape perception, the technical considerations of geomatics and methodology in landscape architecture, urban planning and design. Furthermore, there are some experiences worthwhile considering, which demonstrate how this research can be applied in the practice of landscape policymaking.

Book presentation

The book was presented to State Landscape Architect Yttje Feddes by Kees Slingerland (General Director of the Environmental Sciences Group (ESG) of Wageningen UR) during the closing speech of the 'Green Wavelength' (Groene golflengte) congress. The book will be presented to the Director-General for the Environment and Rural Areas of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (Mrs Annemie Burger) and the Programme Manager of the Rabobank – WWF Partnership (Richard Piechocki) during Wageningen UR's 'Green Entrepreneurship' (Ondernemen met Groen) congress. Professor Karel Luyben (Rector Magnificus, Delft University of Technology) will receive the book from the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Professor Karin Laglas on the kick off of the Graduate School TU Delft.