"Until the very recent tourism boom, Iceland carried a light touch from the 'hand of man.' Everything in the countryside - houses, farms, churches - were harmonious with the surrounding landscape and blended beautifully. Much of that still prevails but there are definite signs of an upset in the equilibrium. You see cottages and unsightly structures popping up willy-nilly in the unlikeliest of places. In some of the iconic hotspots, the wild character has been lost to parking lots and suchlike."
Rajan,
It's kind of gluttony for scenery I think. It's a lack of will to protect what is vulnerable. Wendell Berry said, "Every place is either sacred or desecrated".
Richard