The Designed Landscape
Bruce Eitzen LA
Three Map Layers are used to cover the Designed & Developed Landscape. Effectively, these three map layers are used to specifically map landscapes that have been either designed or developed, the difference, perhaps, being one of scale.
The specific or conscious design of the landscape has been undertaken by different parties or people throughout the ages. Only in more recent years has the Landscape Architect come to the fore in defining and spearheading the professional field. But other landscape designers or designers at work in the landscape have also been involved from garden designers to landscape designers, draftsmen, horticulturists, home gardeners, farmers, foresters, architects, engineers and urban designers.
We might think of parks, gardens and landscapes as some of the principle terms used today to describe various types of landscapes. Sometimes, the divisions are quite arbitrary, a question of scale, application or designer.
The three broad areas being covered in the Designed Landscape Map Layers which could just as well be four, five or more are:
Public Parks & Gardens, Arboretums & Botanical Gardens
Private Gardens & Estates
Designed Landscapes & Infrastructure.
You can click on any of the above links to find out more detail about these types of Designed and/or Developed Landscapes.