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Celebrated landscape architect Gilles Clément may be best known for his public parks in Paris, including the Parc André Citroën and the garden of the Musée du Quai Branly, but he describes himself as a gardener. To care for and cultivate a plot of land, a capable gardener must observe in order t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clement, Gilles (Autor)
Otros Autores: Tiberghien, Gilles A., 1953- (writer of foreword.), Morris, Sandra (Translator) (Traductor), Clément, Gilles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]
Colección:Penn studies in landscape architecture.
Temas:
Gardening.
Biodiversity.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Landscape architecture > Philosophy.
Gardens > Philosophy.
Biodiversity
Jardinage.
Biodiversité.
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
Architecture du paysage > Philosophie.
Jardins > Philosophie.
gardening.
ARCHITECTURE > Landscape.
Gardening
Gardens > Philosophy
Landscape architecture > Philosophy
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Architecture.
Fine Art.
Garden History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Celebrated landscape architect Gilles Clément may be best known for his public parks in Paris, including the Parc André Citroën and the garden of the Musée du Quai Branly, but he describes himself as a gardener. To care for and cultivate a plot of land, a capable gardener must observe in order to act and work with, rather than against, the natural ecosystem of the garden. In this sense, he suggests, we should think of the entire planet as a garden, and ourselves as its keepers, responsible for the care of its complexity and diversity of life."The Planetary Garden" is an environmental manifesto that outlines Clément's interpretation of the laws that govern the natural world and the principles that should guide our stewardship of the global garden of Earth. These are among the tenets of a humanist ecology, which posits that the natural world and humankind cannot be understood as separate from one another. This philosophy forms a thread that is woven through the accompanying essays of this volume: "Life, Constantly Inventive: Reflections of a Humanist Ecologist" and "The Wisdom of the Gardener." Brought together and translated into English for the first time, these three texts make a powerful statement about the nature of the world and humanity's place within it.
Notas:Translations of three essays originally published in French between 1999 and 2008.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780812291384
0812291387

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