This bookprovides a systematic, philosophical account of the main issues that pertain to the aesthetics of modified environments, as well as new insights concerning the generation and appreciation of landscapes and environments that fall between (non-human) nature and (human) culture, including gardens and ecologically restored landscapes.

Emily Brady is Professor of Philosophy and Director of Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University. She works in the areas of aesthetics and philosophy of art, environmental ethics, environmental humanities, and animal studies. She has published widely in aesthetics and environmental philosophy, and her most recent book is The Sublime in Modern Philosophy: Aesthetics, Ethics and Nature (Cambridge University Press, 2013).

Acknowledgements / List of Figures / 1. Introduction: Environmental Aesthetics Between Nature and Culture / 2. Gardens I: The Picturesque and Engagement with Nature / 3. Gardens II: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Topiary / 4. Agricultural Landscapes / 5. Environmental, Land, and Ecological Art / 6. Ecological Restoration / 7. Conclusion: Aesthetics and Ethics Between Nature and Culture / Bibliography / Index