The Evolution of Landscape in the Italian Urban Planning Culture

Abstract

In the second chapter are introduced the cultural issues of the book, in order to understand what are the reasons of the centrality of the landscape in the Italian context. A completed analysis of the literature on the evolution of this theme is structured to bring out the relationship between landscape and urban planning and thus marking what we can consider as “critical issues” and the emerging trends in the debate on the subject. On the one hand, the chapter is articulated into a consideration of the evolution of the planning practices in the twentieth century, following a precise periodization: the early twentieth century; from the WWII to the late ’80s; the landscape planning in new millennium. On the other, it consider the cultural context of the same periods, emphasizing the contribution of other disciplines such as geography, history, aesthetics, and the differences between Anglo-American and European cultures, in particular by highlighting the effects deriving from different planning systems and interpretations.