South West England NIMBY - Not in my back yard, like BANANA - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2K1NK83File size:
57.1 MB (2.7 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
5472 x 3648 px | 46.3 x 30.9 cm | 18.2 x 12.2 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
19 September 2022More information:
. Recorded at the recorded location in 2022, the image fixes a recognisable subject and its environment at one point in time, giving later viewers a reliable basis for comparison. The main point of reference is South West England NIMBY - Not in my back yard, like BANANA - Build absolutely nothing anywhere near anything. The surrounding context encompasses summer fieldwork, town-centre renewal, historical comparison, farm produce, place identity, grain harvest, commercial redevelopment, urban regeneration, social history, urban fabric, everyday life, architectural character, public realm, and community identity. The wider contemporary story combines crop yields, agricultural policy and the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. Viewed from the mid-2020s, the subject also connects with planning, town-centre regeneration and how public investment can reshape pedestrian movement and evening activity. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare landscape treatment and surrounding development with whatever follows after new construction. The location also brings in British agriculture, before-and-after reference, cereal crop, public-realm investment, grain quality, period architecture, adaptive reuse, and regional identity. Elements such as anywhere, absolutely, NIMBY, Build, and BANANA add documentary specificity and may become increasingly useful when compared with later records. For the recorded location, the photograph contributes to a cumulative visual history in which changes in use, signs, access and appearance can be traced over time. Another useful connection is crop yields and the relationship between rural landscapes and national food security without losing the local specificity of the recorded location. The image fixes evidence of earlier appearance within the wider story of the recorded location. It also preserves period character as part of the recorded location's history.