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Landscape Balance and Landscape Assessment

By Martin Volk , Uta Steinhardt (auth.) , Dr. Uta Steinhardt , Dr. Martin Volk (eds.) , Rudolf Krönert , Professor Dr. Rudolf Krönert

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2001
ISBN
978-3-642-08678-6, 978-3-662-04532-9
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-04532-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9190559 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
304\310
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Geography (general); Ecology; Geoecology/Natural P

Description

This volume gives a fundamental representation of landscape ecology, a young, but interesting and very important transdisciplinary science which aims to solve complex enviromental problems. Both the theoretical basis and practical application of landscape ecology are considered. The book addresses all those interested in ecological issues from landscape planners, managers, biologists and geographers to colleges, universitites, local authorities and the public in general. Among the themes are the roots of landscape ecology, problems of scale and dimension, landscape balance with a special focus on the impact of land use changes on water and material fluxes, and how to develop land use variants supporting sustainable development. In order to reach these objectives tools such as remote sensing and information systems are presented.

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