Deep can be framed as a counter-concept to the modern illusion of the limitless (Scaffai 2025). The surface, as a space of limitless expansion, can no longer conceal the stratification of ecological, social, and material crises, thus revealing itself as an exhausted dimension, whereas a new potential emerges in stratified and reactive depth. In the 21st century, depth thus replaces the limitless ambition: where once there was expansion, now there is thickness, pressure, and resistance. Depth becomes a place of memory, of planning tension, and of reconfiguring our relationship with the planet through perspectives similar to those of deep ecology (Næss 1992), attempting to grasp the limits of the anthropocentric attitude (Scaffai 2025)… 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.