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ANALYSING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AS A MEANS OF PROBING THE NON‐MATERIAL DIMENSION OF REALITY
Author(s) -
Sitwell O.F.G.,
Bilash Olenka S.E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1986.tb01038.x
Subject(s) - dimension (graph theory) , human settlement , expression (computer science) , presentation (obstetrics) , hofstede's cultural dimensions theory , epistemology , sociology , linguistics , aesthetics , geography , social science , computer science , archaeology , mathematics , art , philosophy , medicine , pure mathematics , radiology , programming language
The paper analyses in detail the way in which the spatial organization of settlements and the architectural form of buildings and other structures can be interpreted as the expression of the values and beliefs of the people responsible for them. In doing this, it draws on recent developments in linguistics and physiological psychology. The procedure, while not completely objective, does provide for the presentation of verifiable evidence and the testing of hypotheses.