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Room with a View or a Place in the Sun – Nature and Landscape
Conceptions in the Planning of Reykjavík
MA Thesis, Department for History of Ideas and Learning, University
of Oulu
Through the study of the master plans made for the city of Reykjavík
from 1927 to 2001 and other literature concerning landscaping and
gardening, I try to discern in this thesis the nature and landscape
conceptions underlying planning trends.
The aim of the study is to understand what kind of factors influence
firstly the formation of a nation’s relation to its environment
and secondly the formation of planning concepts of experts.
The study is made in three parts; the first chapter discussing pre-industrial
and early urban situation in Reykjavík, the second focuses
on the formation of city and nature parks in and around Reykjavík,
and the third examines the master plans from 1927 to 2001.
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