In “The Beholding Eye: Ten Versions of the Same Scene,” D.W. Meinig explains the reasons why people perceive the landscape in different ways such as: landscape as nature, habitat, artifact, system, problem, wealth, ideology, history, and place. The reason for the different interpretations is people have their own opinions of importance and value of elements of the landscape.
From this reading one has to acknowledge that not everyone has the same idea of beauty in the landscape and while designing one has to face the fact that they may not be able to please everyone. For example, Poverty Point recently cleared the Bird Mound of all its vegetation. While most people believe that it is better than ever, some look at it in a negative light. By removing vegetation are we disturbing the site possibly to the point of destroying it because we removed the natural erosion defense? By maintaining the site in a manicured way are we creating erosion with equipment on the site? One has to look at everything from different points of view. This all leads to the reason why we do case studies in designs such as in Poverty Point. We have to design the site to make it enjoyable for all whether it’s a tourist, an archaeologist, a member from the nearby community, or a worker of the site.
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