Landscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning by Richard T. T. Forman, James D. Olson and Wenche Dramstad (1996, Trade Paperback)

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While professionals and scholars have begun to incorporate aspects of this new field into their work, there remains a need for a summary of key principles and how they might be applied in design and planning.

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PublisherIsland Press
ISBN-101559635142
ISBN-139781559635141
eBay Product ID (ePID)977183

Product Key Features

Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLandscape Ecology Principles in Landscape Architecture and Land-Use Planning
SubjectLife Sciences / Ecology, Urban & Land Use Planning, Landscape, Development / Economic Development, Ecology
Publication Year1996
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaNature, Architecture, Science, Business & Economics
AuthorRichard T. T. Forman, James D. Olson, Wenche Dramstad
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width7 in

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Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN95-082343
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal333.91/00978
Table Of Content[PDFTK ERROR: TITLE NOT FOUND] Title Page Copyright CONTENTS FOREWORD PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Time Changes Development of Landscape Ecology Landscape Ecology Today Patches Edges and boundaries Corridors and Connectivity Mosaics PART TWO: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Schematic Applications Case studies in brief SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION ADDITIONAL REFERENCES
SynopsisLandscape ecology has emerged in the past decade as an important and useful tool for land-use planners and landscape architects. While professionals and scholars have begun to incorporate aspects of this new field into their work, there remains a need for a summary of key principles and how they might be applied in design and planning. This volume fills that need. It is a concise handbook that lists and illustrates key principles in the field, presenting specific examples of how the principles can be applied in a range of scales and diverse types of landscapes around the world. Chapters cover: patches -- size, number, and location edges and boundaries corridors and connectivity mosaics summaries of case studies from around the world, Landscape ecology has emerged in the past decade as an important and useful tool for land-use planners and landscape architects. While professionals and scholars have begun to incorporate aspects of this new field into their work, there remains a need for a summary of key principles and how they might be applied in design and planning.This volume ......, Landscape ecology has emerged in the past decade as an important and useful tool for land-use planners and landscape architects. While professionals and scholars have begun to incorporate aspects of this new field into their work, there remains a need for a summary of key principles and how they might be applied in design and planning.This volume fills that need. It is a concise handbook that lists and illustrates key principles in the field, presenting specific examples of how the principles can be applied in a range of scales and diverse types of landscapes around the world.Chapters cover: patches -- size, number, and location edges and boundaries corridors and connectivity mosaics summaries of case studies from around the world
LC Classification NumberTC423.6.G55 1997

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