There are several possible research angles that are relevant for the conceptual development of landscape machines:
Landscape production
e.g. concerning diversification of yield, introducing (new forms of) biodiversity, ecosystem analyses and thermodynamical system mapping.
Landscape aesthetics
e.g. embodied experience, (new) ritual engagement, everyday landscape interactions, shades of sublime and design style.
Landscape anthropology
e.g. local influence, feedback aspects of human/environment interactions, entrepreneurship of the designer, (new) socio-economic cooperations.
Landscape narration
e.g. design and communication, interpretation, meaning and value, involvement of other communicative expertise, pervasive computing.