This handbook presents different perspectives on landscapes and shows the disciplines with their understanding of the landscape. Written by experts in the field, it gives an overview of the current status of landscape research and at the same time sheds light on the future of landscape research. The book provides insight in theoretical perspectives on landscape research, landscape in the context of disciplinary references, meta-perspective approaches to landscape, methods of landscape research and practice and fields of investigation of landscape research. As such, this handbook provides a wealth of information for students and teachers of landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, social sciences and geography.

The translation from German to English was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.