ABSTRACT This article evaluates how aesthetic appreciation of the environment, such as perception of beautiful scenery, interacts with environmental law. While nature is tangible and real, its aesthetic properties are culturally embedded and continually evolving as societies change. Because art often mediates how people experience environmental aesthetics, such as through film, paintings and music, the arts also have a role in environmental decision-making. The article assesses the opportunities and obstacles to an aesthetics-based environmental law, with primary emphasis on the ‘specialness’ bias in many aesthetic judgements. These themes are explored through a Tasmanian case study. Law reform should facilitate the ‘curating’ of environmental aesthetics in conjunction with greater involvement of the arts community.

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美学和环境法：重视塔斯马尼亚的“普通”性质

摘要 本文评估环境审美，如对美景的感知，如何与环境法相互作用。虽然自然是有形的和真实的，但它的美学特性是文化嵌入的，并且随着社会的变化而不断发展。因为艺术常常通过电影、绘画和音乐等方式来调节人们如何体验环境美学，所以艺术在环境决策中也发挥着作用。本文评估了以美学为基础的环境法的机遇和障碍，主要强调了许多审美判断中的“特殊性”偏见。这些主题通过塔斯马尼亚案例研究进行了探索。法律改革应促进环境美学的“策划”，同时促进艺术界的更多参与。