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Author: Ethan Carr
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Imprint: University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 28.60cm
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9780803263833
ISBN 10: 080326383
Pages: 378
Publication Date: 01 August 1999
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD
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Reviews
Ethan Carr's Wilderness by Design is a fundamental study of American landscape architecture, from the beginnings in the nineteenth century until its climax during the years of the New Deal. Moreover, it is thus a detailed account of the forming years of the American conservation movement...[This] well-researched, insightful study introduces the key figures in American landscape architecture until World War Two, and documents their importance for the establishment and conservation of the national parks. [It] will prove invaluable for anyone interested in environmental studies. --European Journal of American Culture, Vol 19, issue 1
Ethan Carr's Wilderness by Design is a fundamental study of American landscape architecture, from the beginnings in the nineteenth century until its climax during the years of the New Deal. Moreover, it is thus a detailed account of the forming years of the American conservation movement...[This] well-researched, insightful study introduces the key figures in American landscape architecture until World War Two, and documents their importance for the establishment and conservation of the national parks. [It] will prove invaluable for anyone interested in environmental studies. --European Journal of American Culture, Vol 19, issue 1
"""Ethan Carr's Wilderness by Design is a fundamental study of American landscape architecture, from the beginnings in the nineteenth century until its climax during the years of the New Deal. Moreover, it is thus a detailed account of the forming years of the American conservation movement...[This] well-researched, insightful study introduces the key figures in American landscape architecture until World War Two, and documents their importance for the establishment and conservation of the national parks. [It] will prove invaluable for anyone interested in environmental studies.""--European Journal of American Culture, Vol 19, issue 1"
Author Information
Ethan Carr is a landscape architect and is currently working for the National Park Service. He has taught landscape architecture at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the University of Virginia School of Architecture.
