Resources for the representation and analysis of the landscape

Abstract

Anthropic interventions in the landscape should be based on biophysical considerations, as well as sociocultural, functional and aesthetic factors in the region. In environmental planning, the soil, the water, the plants, the animals and the population must be considered in an integrated fashion. Only then will there be both an improvement in the habitability of the city, as well as a landscape identity. The main objective of this paper is to examine the instruments of analysis and interpretation of the landscape, verifying how these are able to assist in the elaboration of directives for the planning of open spaces, allowing for the development of urban, architectural and landscape projects that are coherent with the necessities and potential of each region, thus assuring its sustainability. Springing from the examination of the urban landscape, we intend to demonstrate some graphic representation resources to be utilized in the reading and perception of the landscape.