In the late 20th century, a value-shift began to influence global political thinking, recognising the need for environmentally, socially and culturally sustainable resource development. This shift entailed moves away from thinking of nature and culture as separate entities - The former existing merely to serve the latter. Cultural landscape theory recognises nature as at once both natural, and as a cultural construct. As such, it may offer a framework through which to progress in the quest for sustainable development. This 2005 Masters thesis makes a contribution to that quest by...
In the late 20th century, a value-shift began to influence global political thinking, recognising the need for environmentally, socially and cultura...
