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[Topic Based]
Cultural Geography- (n.)
1. The effect or impact that social/cultural forces have towards the development and evolution of the surrounding natural environment.
2. A landscape that is not a result of prior schematization, but one comprised of multifarious and often unforeseen occurrences that alter the shape and dynamic of the physical scenery.
3. The proverbial 'land' or 'space' that exists within the vast borders of culture, not necessarily homogenous in shape, density, or size. Can stand as a metaphor for cultural timeline and dissemination throughout the world.
Quote:
"[t]he visible forms [of the land] and their harmonious integration to the eye, may indeed be a constituent part of people's relationship with the surroundings of their daily lives, but such considerations are subservient to other aspects of a working life with and community. The composition of their landscape is much more integrated and inclusive with the diurnal course of life's events ...." - Dennis Cosgrove
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[Descriptive/Active]
Synoptic Objectification - (n.)
1. A brief view that does not allow the viewer to fully recognize the complex realities of the scene.
2. The mind's ability to decontextualize and externalize authenticity from a general view, idealizing false emotions of utopia and nostalgia, displacing actuality momentarily.
Quote:
"The net effect is personal withdrawal and nostalgia for the presence of the past , both of which are rooted in aestheticized -- rather than a productive, useful, or engaging --landscape experience." - James Corner
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