Teaching Landscape History

Landscape history is changing in content and style to address the issues of today.Experienced teachers and authors on the history of gardens and landscapes come together in this new volume to share ideas on the future of teaching history indepartments oflandscape architecture,archaeology, geography and allied subjects.Design history remains important, but this volume brings to the fore the increasing importance of environmental history, economic history, landscape history, cultural landscapes,environmental justiceand decolonisation,ideas of sustainability and climate change amelioration, which may all be useful in serving the needs of a widening range of students in an increasingly complexworld. The main themes include:what history should we narrate in the education of landscape architects?how can we recognise counter-narratives and our own bias?how should we engage the students in the history of their chosen profession?how candesigners and researchersbepersuaded of the relevance of history teachingtotheoryand practice? andwhat resources do we need to develop teaching of landscape histories?This book will be of interest to anyone teaching courses on landscape architecture, urban design, horticulture, garden design, architectural history,cultural geographyand more.