On the meaning of natural beauty in landscape legislation

Landscape Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-26

  Selman, Paul ^a   Swanwick, Carys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Landscape character; National parks landscape legislation; Natural beauty; Protected landscapes

Indexed keywords

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; LEGISLATION; NATIONAL PARK;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951598472     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426390903407160     Document Type: Article

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