Natures. Myths. Design
Edited by Gianni Celestini, Annalisa Metta, Emma Salizzoni

The word myth has, among others, the meanings of a story capable of explaining natural phenomena, and in fact we humans have always relied on myths to express our relationship with what we call nature. Therefore, myths can be useful in understanding or even guiding landscape design. In modern Europe culture, at least from the seventeenth century until the more recent fascination with wilderness, thinking about nature often insists on the search for its primordial state: the ‘myth of origin’ has indeed conditioned research for centuries, on a par with the ‘myth of authenticity’ or the ‘myth of redemption’ that led Henry Thoureau to say: “In Wilderness is the Preservation of the World”; although different, these myths reclaim the idea of separation and hierarchy between nature and humanity... Read More...

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Ri-Vista is an open access, peer-reviewed six-monthly scientific journal in electronic format, ranked in “Class A” by ANVUR - Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes. Founded in 2003, the second series was launched in 2015, when Ri-Vista became part of the scientific journals of the University of Florence. The journal does not ask any charges neither from authors nor readers and operates through international calls for papers and double-blind peer review.
Ri-Vista deals with the multiple dimensions of landscape planning and design, seen from a rich variety of disciplines, in a scientific and open perspective which is distinctive of landscape architecture. Each issue aims at gathering knowledge and visions around specific topics, promoting innovative and responsible actions for creation, protection, restoration and management of landscapes.