Berleant (philosophy, Long Island U.) explores new ways of thinking about how we live in the landscapes that enfold us, and proposes a holistic approach to the meaning of place. After a general introduction to environmental aesthetics, he highlights new directions in the field as they relate to education, community, creativity, and the sacred, and presents a critique of the pop post-modern environment of Disney World. For scholars and students in aesthetics, landscape architecture, and environmental design and environmental studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.