Strollology or Promenadology is the ''
science
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Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...
of
strolling
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Works ...
'' (german: Spaziergangswissenschaft) as a method in the field of aesthetics and cultural studies with the aim of becoming aware of the conditions of perception of the environment and enhancement of environmental perception itself.
Based on traditional methods in cultural studies as well as experimental practices like taking reflective walks and aesthetically interventions.
The term and
special field of studies was created in the 1980s by the
Swiss sociologist Lucius Burckhardt
Lucius Burckhardt (March 12, 1925 in Davos – August 26, 2003 in Basel) was a Swiss sociologist and economist. He was an important thinker in Architectural theory and Design theory
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, who, at that time, was a professor at the
University of Kassel
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, as an alternative to the
technocratic
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centrally planned economy
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.
BooksWhy is Landscape Beautiful?: The Science of Strollology
See Also
Psychogeography
References
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External links
SpaziergangswissenschaftStrollology BerlinLucius Burkhardt: Strollological Observations on Perception of the Environment and the Tasks Facing Our Generation (1996)
Urban studies and planning terminology
Landscape architecture
Walking
Hiking