Drawing conclusions: perceptions of the New Zealand agricultural landscape

When I made the decision to finish my undergraduate education in New Zealand, I was barraged with comments about 'the beautiful natural landscapes', 'Oh you'll love the natural beauty' and 'They have such a diverse wild landscape'. However it was the aversion to co...

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Main Author: Amy West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lincoln University 1996-10-01
Series:Landscape Review
Online Access:https://journals.lincoln.ac.nz/index.php/lr/article/view/37
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description When I made the decision to finish my undergraduate education in New Zealand, I was barraged with comments about 'the beautiful natural landscapes', 'Oh you'll love the natural beauty' and 'They have such a diverse wild landscape'. However it was the aversion to comments about the agriculture which interested me. 'There are more sheep than people' is what I heard, yet where was the talk about the land which these sheep occupied? So began my quest, both as a landscape architect and as an artist, to record what there was to the New Zealand agricultural landscapes.
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