Persian Paradises at Peril: Landscape Planning and Management in Contemporary Iran

This book offers a resourceful collection of essays examining recent efforts to respond to the challenges of planning, management and conserving landscapes in contemporary Iran, the home of Persian gardens. Drawing on selected recent studies, the chapters discuss the following topics:

• The sphere of knowledge and theoretical bases, including a survey of recent and ongoing research;
• Persian gardens remaining from the 6th century BC to the 19th century AD, which have influenced garden design ...