Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape

About this book

Lush and green the beauty of Irelands landscape is legendary. "The Atlas of the Irish Rural Landscape" has harnessed the expertise of dozens of specialists to produce an exciting and pioneering study which aims to increase understanding and appreciation for the landscape as an important element of Irish national heritage and to provide a much needed basis for an understanding of landscape conservation and planning. Essentially cartographic in approach the Atlas is supplemented by diagrams photographs paintings and explanatory text. Regional case studies covering the whole of Ireland from north to south are included along with historical background. The impact of human civilization upon Irelands geography and environment is well documented and the contributors to the Atlas deal with contemporary changes in the landscape resulting from developments in Irish agriculture forestry bog exploitation tourism housing urban expansion and other forces. "The Atlas of the Rural Irish Landscape" is a book which aims to educate and inform the general reader and student about the relationship between human activity and the landscape. It is a richly illustrated beautifully written and immensely authoritative work that will be the guide to Irelands geography for many years to come.