The Artificial Mountain: a New Form of “Artialization” of Nature?

Portal, Claire

doi:10.4000/rga.3740

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“…Prehistoric agricultural societies, especially in parts of Europe, also produced large stone structures, or megaliths, including large single standing stones, as part of buildings, as portal dolmens, rotundas and passage graves, as well as henges, all of which served diverse but essential societal functions (Beck and Chrisomalis, 2008;Fleming, 1999Fleming, , 2005Holtorf, 1998;Midgley, 2010). Historical and contemporary societies also produce a wide variety of symbolic landscape features in parks and gardens, including stylized berms incorporated into artworks, and many shaped to mimic stylized natural landforms, such as those of central park in New York City (Portal, 2017).…”

Section: Symbolicmentioning

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“…They are also suitable for radiocarbon dating (Brady, 2016). Another widespread remnant of past resource exploitation survives in the form of tells, artificial features (mounds) formed from the accumulation of refuse over millennia of settlement activities (Portal, 2017). Their size and shape carry the fingerprint of diverse cultures and, in most cases, they are representative of the earliest settlement systems, beginning in the Neolithic period (Menze et al, 2006).…”

Section: The Diversity Of Anthropogenic Geomorphic Featuresmentioning

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From features to fingerprints: A general diagnostic framework for anthropogenic geomorphology

Tarolli¹,

Cao

Sofia

et al. 2019

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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Human societies have been reshaping the geomorphology of landscapes for thousands of years, producing anthropogenic geomorphic features ranging from earthworks and reservoirs to settlements, roads, canals, ditches and plough furrows that have distinct characteristics compared with landforms produced by natural processes. Physical geographers have long recognized the widespread importance of these features in altering landforms and geomorphic processes, including hydrologic flows and stores, to processes of soil erosion and deposition. In many of the same landscapes, archaeologists have also utilized anthropogenic geomorphic features to detect and analyse human societal activities, including symbolic formations, agricultural systems, settlement patterns and trade networks. This paper provides a general framework aimed at integrating geophysical and archaeological approaches to observing, identifying and interpreting the full range of anthropogenic geomorphic features based on their structure and functioning, both individually and as components of landscape-scale management strategies by different societies, or “sociocultural fingerprints”. We then couple this framework with new algorithms developed to detect anthropogenic geomorphic features using precisely detailed three-dimensional reconstructions of landscape surface structure derived from LiDAR and computer vision photogrammetry. Human societies are now transforming the geomorphology of landscapes at increasing rates and scales across the globe. To understand the causes and consequences of these transformations and contribute to building sustainable futures, the science of physical geography must advance towards empirical and theoretical frameworks that integrate the natural and sociocultural forces that are now the main shapers of Earth’s surface processes.

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Section: The Diversity Of Anthropogenic Geomorphic Featuresmentioning

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From features to fingerprints: A general diagnostic framework for anthropogenic geomorphology

Tarolli¹,

Cao

Sofia

et al. 2019

Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment

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Breaking through the classical determinants in the field of hyper urban planning

El-salam

2021

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Purpose This paper could be considered as the first step of grounding the ambitions and speculations about hyper urban planning. In other words, it is just a brief approach for the critical discussion of hyper urban planning field, without too many details or long explanations, so further studying, arguing and additional future research should be done. Design/methodology/approach The scientific methodology is based on descriptive and analytical methods, in addition to case study method of data collection. Therefore, the paper has reviewed 16 case studies, which could arguably be lumped under the title of “hyper urban planning.” Findings The study focuses on proposing a new way to view urban planning, that is the hyper urban planning, which could be considered as a sort of specialized urban branch of advanced level, characterized by special criteria, which stimulates innovative and creative proposals for the future smart cities. Research limitations/implications Hyper urban planning field generally aims to contribute to liberating and releasing the full creative imagination of the urban planners’ minds, outside the box and away from the exaggerated strict constraints. Practical implications The study has been based on theoretical aspects in addition to empirical experiments. The practical aspects reflect the potential and promising features of hyper urban planning, especially with regard to using creativity, sustainability and innovative technology solutions. Social implications The paper’s analyses show that many hyper urban proposals have a high potential sustainability, environmentally, socially and economically. Originality/value As urban problems and built environment challenges have become more complex, the proposed vertical eco-cities under the umbrella of hyper urban planning field may arguably be promising and more sustainable urban solutions for the previously mentioned challenges.

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The Artificial Mountain: a New Form of “Artialization” of Nature?

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From features to fingerprints: A general diagnostic framework for anthropogenic geomorphology

From features to fingerprints: A general diagnostic framework for anthropogenic geomorphology

Breaking through the classical determinants in the field of hyper urban planning

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