RL Hough - Biodiversity and conservation, 2014 - Springer
Abstract The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and other commentators have warned about the impacts that biodiversity decline will have on human health. There is no doubting …
ST Lovell, JR Taylor - Landscape ecology, 2013 - Springer
This paper summarizes a strategy for supplying ecosystem services in urban areas through a participatory planning process targeting multifunctional green infrastructure. We draw from …
Purpose The recently introduced concept of 'landscape services'—ecosystem services influenced by landscape patterns—may be particularly useful in landscape planning by …
M Antrop - Landscape and urban planning, 2005 - Elsevier
Landscapes change because they are the expression of the dynamic interaction between natural and cultural forces in the environment. Cultural landscapes are the result of …
M Tveit, Å Ode, G Fry - Landscape research, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
A transparent and theory-based scheme for analysing visual character is presented. Based on a literature review, nine key visual concepts are identified: stewardship, coherence …
J Stephenson - Landscape and urban planning, 2008 - Elsevier
Cultural identity is strongly associated with the ways in which people interact with their landscapes. A few special landscapes may have 'universal'or 'outstanding'values, but almost …
Policies on economic use of natural resources require considerations to social and cultural values. In order to make those concrete in a planning context, this paper aims to interpret …
Å Ode, MS Tveit, G Fry - Landscape research, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents one way that landscape visual character can be captured using indicators derived from nine theory-based concepts related to landscape perception. The …
Rapid urban expansion due to large scale land use/cover change, particularly in developing countries becomes a matter of concern since urbanization drives environmental change at …