In this multi-authored book, senior practitioners and researchers offer an international
overview of landscape character approaches for those working in research, policy and …

This chapter describes the history of the use of the word 'landscape'since its origin in
western culture and the emergence of its different meanings, as well as the research that …

Landscape character assessment (LCA) methods have been used in the past few decades
to analyze, classify, and map landscape types, using objective and subjective approaches …

Peri-urban landscapes (PULs) are specific transitional forms of urban landscapes
undergoing dynamic land-use changes. PULs' transformations are driven by close and …

Agri-environmental policies and planning influence agricultural landscape management,
and thus the capacity to deliver landscape services and to contribute to rural viability …

The lack of interaction between ecological science and landscape practice has directly
contributed to the many challenges related to the unprecedented urbanization of China …

China's national parks adopt a resource-oriented protection and planning approach that
cannot restrain the continuous landscape fragmentation and deterioration, whereas, we …

A key aspect of town planning, landscape planning and landscape architecture is to identify
and then use the distinctive features and characteristics of space, place and landscape to …

Urbanization and agricultural intensification are the main drivers of biodiversity losses
through multiple stressors, especially habitat fragmentation, isolation and loss. Designing …

European rural landscapes as we experience them today are the result of ongoing
processes and interactions between nature and society. These are changing fast: the future …