Description: During the 20th century, the perception of landscape changed dramatically, mainly owing to globalization and the emerging ecological movements. Survey specialists and cartographers played a major role in this process, since the representation of landscape on maps or in Geographic Information Systems shapes popular perception of the environment.
Review Quotes: "Schramm behebt mit seiner konzisen Studie [...] ein Forschungsdesiderat, und verbindet uberzeugend Technik-, Wissenschafts- und Kulturgeschichte."