1. Landscape as human experience and object of science Introduction to Landscape sociology

2. Landscape(s) sociology Landscape Sociology focuses on the interaction of society and environment on a landscape scale. Landscape Sociology focuses on the interaction of society and environment on a landscape scale.Ecological… Landscape Sociology is the study of people in the non-urban landscape, including the urban fringe, regional towns and service centers. Landscape Sociology is the study of people in the non-urban landscape, including the urban fringe, regional towns and service centers.Sociological… Landscape Sociology fosuses on protection and improvement of natural and urban landscape. Landscape Sociology fosuses on protection and improvement of natural and urban landscape.Environmental…

3. Land/scape as… Meaning…basic definition Meaning…basic definition Model…..quantitative application of meanings Model…..quantitative application of meanings Methaphor…imagination in other consequences Methaphor…imagination in other consequences

4. Landscape sociology or Landscapes? Examples from Melbourne School of Land and Environment Examples from Melbourne School of Land and Environment Landscape is a vernacular scene, the product of everyday practice. Landscape sociologists believe that the landscape is not neutral but constructed, and that from this theoretical position research is possible to understand the social practices that have contributed to how the landscape is now and how it might be different in the future. Landscape is a vernacular scene, the product of everyday practice. Landscape sociologists believe that the landscape is not neutral but constructed, and that from this theoretical position research is possible to understand the social practices that have contributed to how the landscape is now and how it might be different in the future. Water in the Landscape Project Water in the Landscape Project This research uses landscape and ideas from complex theory as the underlying context to explore these issues. Landscape provides a framework for understanding not just the physical aspects of environment, but also how it is understood as a whole: the history, the patterns of land use, and the values and beliefs of those constructing the landscape. In this way we use the metaphor of landscape to connect the ecosystem with the daily activities In this way we use the metaphor of landscape to connect the ecosystem with the daily activities

5. Landscape Sociology - examples Landscape is a useful metaphor for considering the meaning and importance of a location, in particular associated with local food production Landscape is a useful metaphor for considering the meaning and importance of a location, in particular associated with local food production Leland L. Glenna Leland L. Glenna department of rural sociology at the University of Missouri- Columbia “Rationality, habitus, and agricultural landscapes: Ethnographic case studies in landscape sociology” To explain how agricultural landscapes become social constructions of the natural environment, this essay utilizes Jurgen Habermas's concept of rationality and Pierre Bourdieu's constructs of field and habitus to examine how social relationships shape the way three farmers perceive, alter, and evaluate their land.

7. Landscape Sociology (example of Greek) Study of……Social responsibilities of enterprises' members for protection and improvement of natural and urban landscapes. Social criteria for valuation, protection and improvement of landscape quality. Landscape- habitants, visitors and employees. Relations and perspectives of landscape and society.

8. Landscape Sociology at the beginning expectations: expectations: Action, practical using, criteria, Action, practical using, criteria, human demands anthropocentric human demands anthropocentric X understanding, phenomenon, understanding, phenomenon, nature – culture continuum eco-centric nature – culture continuum eco-centric

9. Landscape Sociology at the beginning Practical changes, development, creation, landscaping Practical changes, development, creation, landscaping Conservation, landscape protection, elimination Conservation, landscape protection, elimination De/construction of cultural landscape concept, meanings, definition, self-organization, understanding De/construction of cultural landscape concept, meanings, definition, self-organization, understanding