| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 222 pages) : illustrations |
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Landscape Assessment and Monitoring -- Indicators Assessment Systems -- Indicators Used for Landscape -- Landscape Assessment: The Ecological Profile -- Indicators for the Assessment of Historic Landscape Features -- Assessing Visual and Social Perceptions of Landscape -- Land Use Indicators for Landscape Assessment -- Assessing the Economic Aspects of Landscape -- Proposal for a Set of Indicators |
| Summary |
In recent years EU policy towards the 'landscape' has become better defined, whereas at the same time the notion of 'landscape' itself remains elusive. The need for indicators to evaluate and monitor the effects of landscape policies and plans is urgent. What is more, landscape is one of the components considered in environmental reporting, but unlike air, soil, or water, it is difficult to measure using quantitative methods. With studies on landscape indicators being as rare as they are, this volume is an attempt to fill the gap, dealing as it does with the definition and use of specific indicators for landscape assessment and monitoring. To tackle the diverse dimensions of the landscape (whose complexity is well known), the subject is approached by a multidisciplinary team of experts in landscape ecology, landscape history, landscape perception, regional planning, strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment procedures, and multi-criteria assessment methods. Individual chapters include comparative assessments of studies conducted thus far in the EU, as well as detailed analyses of ecological, historical, perceptive, land-use, and economic ways of looking at landscape. As well as providing a rich source of references for researchers studying the landscape from a variety of perspectives, the book will be required reading for European officials involved at any level in planning or assessing the landscape or environment |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Geography.
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Regional planning.
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Environmental management.
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Human geography.
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Landscape assessment.
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Land use -- Europe
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Geography
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geography.
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regional planning.
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environmental control.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Environmental Economics.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Green Business.
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NATURE -- Natural Resources.
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Environnement.
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Climat.
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Environmental management
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Geography
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Human geography
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Land use
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Landscape assessment
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Regional planning
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Europe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cassatella, Claudia, 1973-
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Peano, Attilia.
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| ISBN |
9789400703667 |
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940070366X |
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9400703651 |
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9789400703650 |
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