In the Nature of Landscape presents regional culturallandscape as a new direction for research in culturalgeography.
* Represents the first cultural geographic study of the NorfolkBroads region of eastern England
* Addresses regional cultural landscape through consideration ofnarratives of landscape origin, debates over human conduct, theanimal and plant landscapes of the region, and visions of the endsof landscape through pollution and flood
* Draws upon in-depth original research, spanning almost twodecades of archival work, interviews, and field study
* Covers a great diversity of topics, from popular culture toscientific research, folk song to holiday diaries, planning surveyto pioneering photography, and ornithology to children'sliterature
* Features a variety of illustrative material, including originalphotographs, paintings, photography, advertising imagery,scientific diagrams, maps, and souvenirs