Landscape pattern language : a new approach to landscape expression and spatial reasoning This book presents a landscape pattern language framework for describing landscape spaces and offers a new approach to landscape expression and spatial reasoning. In addition to describing a conceptual model of landscape pattern language and its inner logical connections the book discusses the functionality of landscape pattern language from both local and universal perspectives—effectively demonstrating that it can be used to highlight the individuality and characteristics of landscape space shaping. Given its scope the book offers a valuable resource for all graduate students lecturers researchers and practitioners in the areas of landscape architecture landscape planning and regional planning especially ecological planning and design. .