TY - BOOK AU - Fu,Bojie AU - Jones,K.Bruce ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Environment and Culture SN - 9789400765306 AV - QH541.15.L35 U1 - 577 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Dordrecht PB - Springer Netherlands, Imprint: Springer KW - Life Sciences KW - Regional planning KW - Biodiversity KW - Landscape ecology KW - Environmental management KW - Nature Conservation KW - Sustainable development KW - Landscape Ecology KW - Sustainable Development KW - Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning KW - Environmental Management N1 - Part I Concepts and Approaches -- Part II Landscape Modeling -- Part III Landscape Planning and Management N2 - Climate change and the pressures of escalating human demands on the environment have had increasing impacts on landscapes across the world. In this book, world-class scholars discuss current and pressing issues regarding the landscape, landscape ecology, social and economic development, and adaptive management. Topics include the interaction between landscapes and ecological processes, landscape modeling, the application of landscape ecology in understanding cultural landscapes, biodiversity, climate change, landscape services, landscape planning, and adaptive management to provide a comprehensive view that allows readers to form their own opinions. Professor Bojie Fu is an Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chair of scientific committee at the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. Professor K. Bruce Jones is the Executive Director for Earth and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6530-6 ER -