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Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landform
Landform

In the earth sciences and geology sub-fields a landform or physical feature comprises a geomorphology unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography....
s, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment
Built environment

The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for anthropogenic, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places....
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Implicitly or explicitly, all definitions of landscape involve an observer.

word landscape comes from the Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 word landschap, from land (directly equivalent to the English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 word land) and the suffix -schap, corresponding to the English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 suffix "-ship".

Landscape, first recorded in 1598, was borrowed as a painters' term from Dutch during the 16th century, when Dutch artists were on the verge of becoming masters of the landscape genre.






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Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including physical elements such as landform
Landform

In the earth sciences and geology sub-fields a landform or physical feature comprises a geomorphology unit, and is largely defined by its surface form and location in the landscape, as part of the terrain, and as such, is typically an element of topography....
s, living elements of flora and fauna, abstract elements such as lighting and weather conditions, and human elements, for instance human activity or the built environment
Built environment

The phrase built environment refers to the man-made surroundings that provide the setting for anthropogenic, ranging from the large-scale civic surroundings to the personal places....
.

Implicitly or explicitly, all definitions of landscape involve an observer.

Etymology

The word landscape comes from the Dutch
Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic languages spoken by over 22 million people as a first language, and about 5 million people as a second language."1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." Outside the European Union the number of second language speakers of Dutch is very small. Most native...
 word landschap, from land (directly equivalent to the English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 word land) and the suffix -schap, corresponding to the English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 suffix "-ship".

Landscape, first recorded in 1598, was borrowed as a painters' term from Dutch during the 16th century, when Dutch artists were on the verge of becoming masters of the landscape genre. The Dutch word landschap had earlier meant simply 'region, tract of land' but had acquired the artistic sense, which it brought over into English, of 'a picture depicting scenery on land'.

See also

  • Cultural landscape
    Cultural landscape

    Cultural Landscapes have been defined by the World Heritage Site as World Heritage Site or properties uniquely "..represent[ing] the combined work of nature and of man.." ....
  • Geomorphology
    Geomorphology

    Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them. Geomorphologists seek to understand why landscapes look the way they do: to understand landform history and dynamics, and predict future changes through a combination of field observation, physical experiment, and numerical mathematical model....
  • Hardscape
    Hardscape

    Hardscape, in the practice of landscaping, refers to the Pavement areas like streets & sidewalks, large business complexes & housing developments, and other industrial areas where the upper-soil-profile is no longer exposed to the actual surface of the Earth....
  • Landscape architecture
    Landscape architecture

    Landscape architecture is the most modern of the environment professions and represents a synthesis of arts, science and technical philosphies and practices that seek to care for the Earth's landscapes in a truly holistic, creative and sustainable manner....
  • Landscape ecology
    Landscape ecology

    Landscape ecology is the science of studying and improving the relationship between spatial pattern and ecological processes on a multitude of landscape scales and organizational levels....
  • Landscape design
    Landscape design

    Landscape design is similar to landscape architecture. Landscape Design focuses more on the artistic merits of design, while Landscape Architecture encompasses the artistic design as well as structural engineering....
  • Landscape history
    Landscape history

    Landscape history is the study of the way in which mankind has changed the physical appearance of the environment - both present and past. It is sometimes referred to as landscape archaeology....
  • Landscaping
    Landscaping

    Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including but not limited to:# living organism, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as gardening, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of creating a beautiful environment within the landscape....
  • Softscape
    Softscape

    Softscape refers to the elements of Landscape that comprise live, Horticulture elements. Softscaping can include, flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, Flower Beds, etc....