Maria R. Jaakkola
Understanding Green Urban Landscapes
A Phenomenological Approach
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Understanding green urban landscape connects the philosophical realm
of phenomenology with the field of landscape architecture, building
bridges between disciplines. Green urban landscape is explored with case
examples of well-known park
systems in Boston and Helsinki.
Different narratives illuminate the landscapes from different angles;
performance and movie-making inform the research, and a map-based public
survey provides the perspective of others. As a result, the visible and
invisible aspects of landscape emerge, including personal experiences
and the processes of becoming — how the landscapes have come into being.
The
approach is theory-based but practice-oriented, emphasizing the
multisensory experience and multidimensionality of green urban
landscape. Maria Jaakkola's research provides a tool for analyzing
landscapes — an aide to understand them more profoundly and in a more
empathetic way — towards both the landscapes themselves and the people
living and using them.