"Patterned Ground sets itself apart from this crowded genre by creating a landscape of essays that are at once familiar in their topics and yet also powerfully new by their juxtaposition with each other . . .  The themes of Patterned Ground are powerful in the ability both to tie together disparate essays and to challenge the reader to reassess preconceptions of process, landscape and materiality. There is a subtle and playful lyrical connectivity to the arrangement of the essays. . . Ultimately, Patterned Ground succeeds because both the editors and the authors have created a compilation of vignettes that interrupt the reader’s normal flow of experience and create renewed perceptions of place."

Jack Livingston | Cultural Geographies

"A successful balance between the informative, discursive and imaginative elements in an eclectic collection that respects the variety of its contributors’ voices.  . . . these essays have given more pleasure than I expected . . . time spent reading them will not have been wasted."

Martin Haggerty | Planning Perspectives