Introduction -- Chapter 1.Territorial Context -- Chapter 2. Regional Analysis and Diagnosis -- Chapter 3. Territorial Objectives and Strategies.The book presents a unique example of integral planning at different scales and across different types of landscapes found on the outskirts of metropolitan areas. It features a sustainability-based plan to improve the evolution of the south-central area…
Introduction -- Landscape And Land-Use Plan -- Natural Environment Plan -- Game Management Plan -- Agriculture Plan -- Livestock Farming Plan -- Urban And Well-Being Plan -- Cultural Heritage Plan -- Tourism And Public Use Plan -- Socioeconomic Development And Sustainability Plan -- Governance And Implementation Plan -- Public Participation Plan (Phase 3): Sectoral Plans And Pilot Projects -- C…
GREATER KENYIR: LANDSCAPE, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY -- The weather and climate of tropical Kenyir Lake, Terengganu -- Water quality status in Kenyir Lake, Malaysia: a preliminary assessment -- Comparative study of physico-chemical analyses of different water sources in Setiu Wetland, Terengganu -- A baseline assessment on the distributions and sources of aliphatic and…
1. Introduction -- 2. Starting points for creating ecological networks -- 3. Methodological base for development of the territorial system of ecological stability -- 4. Method and procedures of designing the territorial system of ecological stability -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Summary -- 7. References -- 8. Case study: Evaluation of linear formations of non-forest woody vegetation (biocorridors) fo…
Introduction -- 1 Material Base of Sustainable Development - Landscape as a Geosystem -- 2 Landscape as a Geosystem -- 3 Construction and Mapping of Geosystems -- 4 Characteristics of Geocomplexes -- 5 Application of the Geosystems in Model Territory - An Example -- Conclusion.The book analyses the landscape as a geosystem in all its complexity (from the abiotic environment, and land use to soc…
Introduction -- I. Principles and theoretical and methodological basis of landscape-ecological planning -- 1. Change or preservation of landscape structure? -- 2. Ecologisation of landscape management -- 3. Institutional instruments for integrated landscape management in Slovakia -- 4. Landscape as a geosystem -- II. Landscape-ecological planning LANDEP - a tool for the ecologisation of spatial…
Introduction: Defining a Symbiotic Field -- Metropolitanism, Its Filiations, and Its Consequences -- The Geographic Prospects of Human Habitat and the Attributes of a Novel Urbanity -- The Symbiotic Field in Ten Behaviors -- Miscegenation: Culture- and Region-Forming -- Gardens Grown Wild: In-Between Topography and Its Mythology -- Reconciling Cultural with Cognitive -- Tests for a Symbiotic Ma…
Part I: Introduction to the Geomorphological Landscapes and Landforms of Georgia -- Chapter 1. Long Term Geomorphological History of Georgia -- Chapter 2. Climate, hydrography and soils of Georgia -- Part II: Landscape Types of Georgia -- Chapter 3. Coastal (Abrasive) Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 4. Karst Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 5. Nival-Glacier Landscape of Georgia -- Chapter 6. Urb…
Wild woodlands as a new component of urban forests -- Wild Urban Woodlands: Towards a Conceptual Framework -- New Perspectives for Urban Forests: Introducing Wild Woodlands -- Attitudes towards wild woodlands -- Attitudes towards Wilderness and Public Demands on Wilderness Areas -- Surrogate Nature or Wilderness? Social Perceptions and Notions of Nature in an Urban Context -- Nature for People:…
Form, Function and Benefits of Urban Forests and Trees -- The Concept of Urban Forestry in Europe -- A History of Urban Forests and Trees in Europe -- Urban Forest Resources in European Cities -- Benefits and Uses of Urban Forests and Trees -- Planning and Design of Urban Forests and Trees -- Urban Forest Policy and Planning -- Design of Urban Forests -- The Role of Partnerships in Urban Forest…