I saw the director of this organization (Michael Coolidge) speak at a lecture in Philadelphia a few weeks ago on its current projects and mission. Everything was purposefully left vague. He explained that CLUI's field of study was in "anthropogeomorphology," or the study of people interacting with and changing landscapes. (Landscape, in this context, referring to anything from a bombing range to a parking lot to a basin.) We were told that much of the research ends up as photo exhibits in museums - unintended as anything but a document of a certain place at a certain time. Several of the audience members were apparently uncomfortable by this fact and asked Coolidge during the Q&A after the lecture if he thought it unethical for CLUI to simply "document." His answer was an unequivocal "No."Guy P.
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