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Aesthetic Value in UK Environmental Conservation Funders Lancaster University
Summary: This project examines the role of aesthetic value in UK environmental conservation, from a philosophical perspective. Research questions include: How is landscape understood by conservation bodies in terms of aesthetic qualities, and what kinds of landscape or regional character designations have been developed?; How is aesthetic value expressed in mission statements and applied in policy-making? Is aesthetic value viewed as objective or subjective? The role of sensory qualities, emotion/expressive qualities and imagination are considered in relation to their inclusion or exclusion in AONB, NSA and landscape character designations.
Project Description
This project examines the role of aesthetic value in UK environmental conservation, from a philosophical perspective. Research questions include: How is landscape understood by conservation bodies in terms of aesthetic qualities, and what kinds of landscape or regional character designations have been developed?; How is aesthetic value expressed in mission statements and applied in policy-making? Is aesthetic value viewed as objective or subjective? The role of sensory qualities, emotion/expressive qualities and imagination are considered in relation to their inclusion or exclusion in AONB, NSA and landscape character designations.