Book Description
Describes the scenery, history, and points of interest along three hundred scenic routes across the United States
Author : National Geographic
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 47,15 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN : 1426219059
Describes the scenery, history, and points of interest along three hundred scenic routes across the United States
Author : Tom Brigden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 19,91 MB
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 135138404X
The Protected Vista draws a historical lineage from the eighteenth-century picturesque to present-day planning policy, highlighting how the values embedded within familiar views have developed over time through appropriation by diverse groups for cultural and political purposes. The book examines the intellectual construction of the protected vista, questioning the values entrenched within the view, by whom, and how they are observed and disseminated, to reveal how these views have been, and continue to be, part of a changing historical and political narrative. With a deeper knowledge and understanding of the shifting values in urban views, we will be better equipped to make decisions surrounding their protection in our urban centres. The book identifies the origins of current view protection policy in the aesthetic convention of the picturesque, drawing on a range of illustrated examples in the UK, the US, Australia, Canada and South Africa, to serve as a useful reference for students, researchers and academics in architecture, architectural conservation, landscape and urban planning.
Author : Shelley Smith Mastran
Publisher :
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Landscape protection
ISBN : 9780891333395
Author : United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publisher :
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 45,50 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Parkways
ISBN :
This handbook was prepared for Scenic Byways '88, A National Conference to Map the Future of America's Scenic Roads and Highways. It was designed as a conference guide and reference for participants. The handbook provides an overview of the Nation's scenic road programs.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water Resources, Transportation, and Infrastructure
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 11,95 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Highway law
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 13,33 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Automobile travel
ISBN :
To ensure a comprehensive review of scenic byway programs and issues and to get the broadest possible range of public opinions and suggestions, the study also included the following: An inventory of current Federal, State, local, and private sector scenic byway programs; An announcement in the "Federal Register" seeking views on the study approach and guidelines for a national program; A national workshop to discuss options for a national scenic byway program; and Case studies investigating tourism impacts, safety and environmental issues, scenic and historic protection techniques, and successful Federal, State, and regional byways and byway programs. This report summarizes these various activities.
Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1911 pages
File Size : 15,55 MB
Release : 2012-03-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1606523902
The all-in-one trip planner and travel guide-now totally revised and updated-will steer you down the most scenic road every time. From Florida's Road to Flamingo to Hawaii's Oahu Coastal Loop . . . from British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway to Cape Cod's Sandy Shores . . . each featured road trip is pictured in stunning full color and described in vivid text, keyed to an easy-to-follow newly revised map. Whether you choose a drive in a far corner of the continent or a back road in your own state, this book is your ticket to North America's most beautiful byways. Drives are grouped in four pictured-packed sections-Western, Mountain, Central, and Eastern states and provinces-and are accompanied by detailed, easy-to-use maps. New drives featuring some of Canada's most stunning destinations have been added. As a bonus, handy Trip Tip sidebars include: Mileage best season to travel nearby attractions special events "learn more" contact information including website addresses A special feature called Star Routes offers thumbnail sketches of shorter but especially scenic roads located in the same region as the main tours. Additional boxes highlight distinctive characteristics of the areas, including local plants, animals, customs, foods, and a variety of historical events. Whether on the road or in the comfort of your easy chair, this newly revised Reader's Digest travel guide will be a welcome companion.
Author : Laurence Parent
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 22,11 MB
Release : 2011-01-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0762767626
With over 30 carefully selected scenic drives, this book offers myriad ways to explore the Land of Enchantment. Pass through the foothills of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, stop in the ghost town of Madrid, or gaze at the immense caves of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
Publisher :
Page : 1928 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Highway law
ISBN :
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,34 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Law
ISBN :