Perceiving landscape: a cultural act and aesthetic experience

A keynote lecture that discussed the notion of landscape as a cultural construct. Geraint Evans discussed the perception of nature within towns and suburbs; within gardens (with reference to the English landscape garden tradition), and parks; in relation to tourism (national parks, theme parks and walking clubs) and, discussed the perception of wilderness. The presentation largely agrees with Malcolm Andrews assessment that “Landscape, which has long meant either the real countryside or the pictured representation of it, is in effect the combination of the two.