Landscape Ecology - A Widening Foundation |
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| Author:
| Ingegnoli, Vittorio |
| Preface by:
| Forman, R. F. F. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-540-42743-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2002 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $415.95 |
Book Description:
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The urgent need for a sustainable environment has resulted in the increased recognition of the field of landscape ecology amongst policy makers working in the area of nature conservation, restoration and territorial planning. Nonetheless, the question of what is precisely meant by the term landscape ecology'is still unresolved. No doubt, a proper foundation of the discipline must first be cemented. This book develops such a foundation. In doing so it provides all the diverse...
More DescriptionThe urgent need for a sustainable environment has resulted in the increased recognition of the field of landscape ecology amongst policy makers working in the area of nature conservation, restoration and territorial planning. Nonetheless, the question of what is precisely meant by the term landscape ecology'is still unresolved. No doubt, a proper foundation of the discipline must first be cemented. This book develops such a foundation. In doing so it provides all the diverse applications of the discipline with a solid framework and proposes an effective diagnostic methodology to investigate the ecological state and the pathologies of the landscape.