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Bovsunivska, Veronika. "Landscapes of Khmelnytskyi region." Visnyk of the Lviv University. Series Geography, no. 48 (December 23, 2014): 68–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.30970/vgg.2014.48.1295.
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The features of landscape structure of Khmelnitsky region for example of five individual landscapes representing five different genera and three types is characterized in article. Key words: landscape structure, generation of landscapes, unique landscape.
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Paul, Jonathan. "The red island: Madagascar's unique landscape." Geography 100, no. 3 (November 1, 2015): 174–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00167487.2015.12093974.
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González-Corzo, Mario, and Scott Larson. "Cuba's Unique Remittance Landscape: A Comparative Perspective." Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies 2, no. 4 (September 2007): 47–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.18085/llas.2.4.3684w045l1n53724.
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Schulz, Vincent P., Hongxia Yan, Kimberly Lezon-Geyda, Xiuli An, John Hale, Christopher D. Hillyer, Narla Mohandas, and Patrick G. Gallagher. "A Unique Epigenomic Landscape Defines Human Erythropoiesis." Cell Reports 28, no. 11 (September 2019): 2996–3009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.020.
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Markon, Carl J., Michael D. Fleming, and Emily F. Binnian. "Characteristics of vegetation phenology over the Alaskan landscape using AVHRR time-series data." Polar Record 31, no. 177 (April 1995): 179–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400013681.
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AbstractAdvanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) satellite data were acquired and composited into twice-a-month periods from 1 May 1991 to 15 October 1991 in order to map vegetation characteristics of the Alaskan landscape. Unique spatial and temporal qualities of the AVHRR data provide information that leads to a better understanding of regional biophysical characteristics of vegetation communities and patterns. These data provided synoptic views of the landscape and depicted phenological diversity, temporal vegetation phenology (green-up, peak of green, and senescence), photosynthetic activity, and regional landscape patterns. Products generated from the data included a phenological class map, phenological composite maps (onset, peak, and duration), and photosynthetic activity maps (mean and maximum greenness). The time-series data provide opportunities to study phenological processes at small landscape scales over time periods of weeks, months, and years. Regional patterns identified on some of the maps are unique to specific areas; others correspond to biophysical or ecoregional boundaries. The data provide new insights to landscape processes, ecology, and landscape physiognomy that allow scientists to look at landscapes in ways that were previously difficult to achieve.
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Mudrak, O., H. Khaietskyi, Н. Mudrak, V. Serebriakov, and I. Shevchenko. "Unique anthropogenic aquatic landscapes of Podillia as prospective protected objects." Balanced nature using, no. 3 (July 4, 2022): 104–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.33730/2310-4678.3.2022.266564.
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The Law of Ukraine “On the Nature Reserve Fund of Ukraine” defines the legal basis for the organization, protection, effective use and reproduction of natural complexes and objects that can be included in those that have a special nature protection, scientific, aesthetic, recreational and other value. They are selected for the purpose of preserving the natural diversity of landscapes, the gene pool of animal and plant life. These include a number of original hydrological objects of Podillia, especially anthropogenic water landscapes, which in the structure of modern anthropogenic landscapes occupy only 1.7%. For a long time, man influenced the nature of river valleys and their channels, which led to their transformation into anthropogenic ones (original and unique aquatic anthropogenic landscape complexes that require further research, protection and bequest). Aquatic anthropogenic protected objects were formed as a result of human economic activity and have a special scientific and aesthetic value and require immediate protection and preservation (milling complexes, reservoirs of garden and park ensembles, pits, waterfalls, and others). In the future, the problem of degradation of the water landscapes of the Podillia river basins due to the aridization of the climate and anthropogenic influence may become quite acute. Therefore, the creation of protected water bodies is currently an important issue. The issue of nature protection of the river valleys of Podillia (especially the Southern Bug and Dniester rivers) has always been quite acute. So, now there are 135 protected objects with an area of 14,908.09 hectares in the basin of the South Bug River within Podillia. Currently, natural water landscape complexes do not have a significant distribution, therefore the main perspective of the formation of the natural reserve fund of the region belongs to anthropogenic ones. Today, such opportunities exist in river basins (beds, floodplains, floodplain terraces, watersheds), as well as in places of mineral extraction (abandoned granite, limestone, clay and sand quarries).
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Trapeznikova, O. N., and N. I. Tormosova. "Historical and geoenvironmental analysis of the development of the Russian North within karst areas (by the example of Kargopol’ Region)." Геоэкология. Инженерная геология. Гидрогеология. Геокриология, no. 3 (June 24, 2019): 52–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.31857/s0869-78092019352-62.
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The paper deals with the history of agrarian development of the East European plain in the frame of the geoenvironment concept of agricultural landscapes, taking Kargopol’ region as an example. A large agricultural landscape unique for the middle taiga zone was formed there no later than in the twelve century. We have analyzed the natural environment of the Kargopol’ region and its influence on the agrarian development and the rural settlement pattern. We paid particular attention to the karst, which was widespread in the area and its relation with agricultural landscapes. We made mathematical modelling of both elementary agricultural landscape spatial pattern and the corresponding rural settlement pattern. A feature of the proposed modeling is its emphasis on the relationship between the natural landscape and agricultural landscape. The mathematical morphology of landscape (method proposed by A. Victorov) and, in particular, the karst system model is the base of modeling. This model is first used for the analysis of cultural (anthropogenic) rather than natural landscapes.
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Guo, Suling, Wei Sun, Wen Chen, Jianxin Zhang, and Peixue Liu. "Impact of Artificial Elements on Mountain Landscape Perception: An Eye-Tracking Study." Land 10, no. 10 (October 17, 2021): 1102. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10101102.
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The landscape is an essential resource for attracting tourists to a destination, but this resource has long been overused by tourism development. Tourists and scholars have begun noticing the interference of human structures in the natural environment and how this can change the meaning of a landscape. In this study, the impact of artificial elements on mountain landscapes was investigated by measuring the characteristics of visual perception and a landscape value assessment using eye-tracking analysis. Furthermore, this study includes socio-demographic features for testing whether they have an impact on landscape perception. The results show that human structures impact both visual perception and the perceived value of landscapes. Hotels and temples attract more visual attention than a purely natural landscape. Modern hotels appear to have a negative influence on mountain landscape valuation, while temples with unique culture have positive impacts. Socio-demographic groups differ significantly in how they observe landscape images and, to a degree, how they value the landscape therein. Our study should be of value to landscape planning and tourism policy making.
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Henning, Anna Imola. "The importance of protecting unique Romanian landscape values, illustrated by examples of problem solving in other countries." Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment 8, no. 1 (December 1, 2016): 89–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2016-0008.
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Abstract Nature and landscape protection has gained importance over the past 50 years from the economic, cultural, health, and recreational point of view. The process is closely linked to our civilizational endeavours (such as economic interests, pollution, urbanization, super-intensive agriculture, etc.) that threaten our natural values as well as to the ever more frequent environmental disasters resulting from the above. The continued destruction of our natural and landscape values is not reversible. The aim of this article is to determine the important and urgent professional tasks regarding exploring, documenting, safeguarding, and raising awareness of values. My work wishes to draw attention to the landscape values and deficiencies of Transylvania, working with examples from other countries; by using Romanian examples, I also wish to support my assumption according to which if we want to preserve unique landscapes on the European level we need to act quickly.
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Baránková, Kateřina, Anna Nebish, Jan Tříska, Jana Raddová, and Miroslav Baránek. "Comparison of DNA methylation landscape between Czech and Armenian vineyards show their unique character and increased diversity." Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding 57, No. 2 (April 9, 2021): 67–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/90/2020-cjgpb.
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Grapevine is a worldwide crop and it is also subject to global trade in wine, berries and grape vine plants. Various countries, including the countries of the European Union, emphasize the role of product origin designation and suitable methods are sought, able to capture distinct origins. One of the biological matrices that can theoretically be driven by individual vineyards’ conditions represents DNA methylation. Despite this interesting hypothesis, there is a lack of respective information. The aim of this work is to examine whether DNA methylation can be used to relate a sample to a given vineyard and to access a relationship between a DNA methylation pattern and different geographical origin of analysed samples. For this purpose, DNA methylation landscapes of samples from completely different climatic conditions presented by the Czech Republic (Central Europe) and Armenia (Southern Caucasus) were compared. Results of the Methylation Sensitive Amplified Polymorphism method confirm uniqueness of DNA methylation landscape for individual vineyards. Factually, DNA methylation diversity within vineyards of Merlot and Pinot Noir cultivars represent only 16% and 14% of the overall diversity registered for individual cultivars. On the contrary, different geographical location of the Czech and Armenian vineyards was identified as the strongest factor affecting diversity in DNA methylation landscapes (79.9% and 70.7% for Merlot and Pinot Noir plants, respectively).
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Chmielewski, Tadeusz J., Agnieszka Kułak, Malwina Michalik-Śnieżek, and Bogdan Lorens. "Physiognomic structure of agro-forestry landscapes: method of evaluation and guidelines for design, on the example of the West Polesie Biosphere Reserve." International Agrophysics 30, no. 4 (October 1, 2016): 415–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/intag-2016-0014.
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Abstract Harmonious planning of agro-forestry landscapes plays a increasing role in building a social satisfaction flowing from the high quality of the environment on the rural areas. It is also a very good way to create a unique place identity of protected areas, rest areas etc. especially valuable regions. The objectives of the paper are: 1) elaboration the method of evaluation and mapping the physiognomic landscape composition on the rural areas with a high natural values; 2) testing this method on dominated by forests, peatbogs and arable lands the central part of the West Polesie UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (Eastern Poland); 3) formulation of guidelines on the design of landscape interiors and view openings composition, highlighting the unique features of West Polesie landscape and building a sense of the place identity; 4) to show the necessary to enshrine the values of physiognomic landscape composition in land use policy. In evaluation and mapping the landscape composition, a special attention was paid to the role of agro-forest ecotones. The results of the research part of the study as well as a guidelines on landscape design have been presented in the form of a map, study figures and a description.
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Ņitavska, Natalija, and Daiga Skujane. "Practice of Identification, Protection and Management of Landscapes of National Importance in Europe and Latvia." Landscape architecture and art 19, no. 19 (December 30, 2021): 18–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.22616/j.landarchart.2021.19.02.
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Landscape variability due to anthropogenic pressure poses a risk to the existence of valuable and unique landscapes. It once became the reason for raising the issue of landscape protection in Europe, paying special attention to landscapes of national importance by giving them a special status. In European practice, the granting of the status of a landscape of national importance to certain territories is based on a long tradition. In England and Scotland, it was started in 1949, separating nature protection and landscape protection directly into laws and regulations, and also later by identifying and mapping the country's most important landscapes, developing guidelines for landscape protection, planning and management, and setting up national landscape protection institutions. Later, in 1992, Finland also granted a special status to its particularly important landscapes. In general, this establishing method is similar to the UK experience. The experience of France, on the other hand, is based on exploiting the potential of the landscape for tourism, by branding specific landscapes and linking them in a single network. The traditions of European countries in identifying and managing landscapes of national importance are different, but they are mainly based on the desire of each country to highlight and preserve its special and important landscapes both as real territories and as symbols of national identity. This article analyses the understanding of national landscapes, comparing the examples of individual European countries, as well as the experience of Latvia, with the aim to determine the best basis and method for Latvia to identify, protect and manage national landscapes.
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Kis, Krisztián. "Landscape use of protected areas in the Hódmezővásárhely micro-region." Acta Agraria Debreceniensis, no. 33 (June 5, 2009): 179–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.34101/actaagrar/33/2867.
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One of the biggest questions of developing rural areas is that people and organisations living and making their activity there how and in what measure utilize the local or obtainable externalresources. The concept of the landscape expresses the direct connection of the natural resources with the socio-economic processes. This is a two-way connection, (1) on the one hand the single landscapes provide the unique combination of natural conditions for the socio-economic utilisation which is different from other landscapes, (2) on the other hand as the result of the interaction of natural spheres together with the social and economic spheres the landscapes change in a different manner and in a different measure. The landscape as a territorial unit and as a resource is inseparable from the natural resources, and the natureconservation plays an increasingly important role in the use of the landscape and landscape management, which is an essential task not only in protected areas, but everywhere. The natural resources, the landscape, the nature conservation and the landscape use are related tightly, in which the so-called ecological/biological resources and their sustainable use have asignificant role.
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Nurme, Sulev, Zenia Kotval, Nele Nutt, Mart Hiob, and Sirle Salmistu. "Baroque manorial cores and the landscape." Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development 4, no. 2 (November 17, 2014): 166–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jchmsd-06-2013-0024.
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Purpose – The concepts of “historically valuable landscape,” “historical landscape space,” “landscape space attached to an object of cultural importance,” etc. seem to be understood by most landscape professionals, yet these terms are highly abstract with many possible interpretations. The protected zone of cultural monuments prescribed by law helps to ensure the preservation of these historic artifacts and signifiers of local heritage. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This paper seeks to provide guidelines that can be articulated to protect cultural landscapes. These guidelines are based on a manorial core study was carried out in 2010 to analyze the changes in road networks and spatial systems of manors over the past 150 years. This study is part of a larger research effort on different aspects of Estonian baroque manor gardens. Findings – Many landscapes may contain historically relevant objects and phenomena not protected by law, which, nevertheless form the basis of a unique local landscape. The altering of such a landscape not only changes its natural form, but may directly impact the cultural identity and milieu of the area, thereby affecting how its inhabitants relate to their environment. Originality/value – Preservation of historic buildings and landscapes plays an important role particularly in relation to manor landscapes. This network has remained well preserved, and the rural landscape based on this Baltic-German manor culture is still strongly reflected in the current landscape through the existing historic landscape elements like housing, viewsheds, roads, etc. Without landscape analysis, it can be challenging for an outsider to understand the spatial context, especially when it has changed and evolved through the years.
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Labadarios, Demetre, Olive Shisana, Thomas Rehle, and Leickness Simbayi. "SANHANES: A unique survey series in the health landscape." South African Medical Journal 104, no. 10 (August 29, 2014): 675. http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/samj.8842.
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Yarkov, S. V., T. H. Nazarenko, N. B. Panteleeva, O. V. Bondarenko, and I. M. Varfolomyeyeva. "Kryvyi Rih regional landscape technical system: history of knowledge and specifics of economic development." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1049, no. 1 (June 1, 2022): 012036. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1049/1/012036.
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Abstract The article is devoted to the study of Kryvbas – a unique landfill for understanding the structure of landscapes. In the history of studying the nature and landscapes of Kryvbas, the authors have identified two main stages: initial knowledge (ancient times – the first half of the XIX century) the second half of the XIX – beginning of the XXI century), which gave the opportunity for 130 years to form one of the largest not only in Ukraine but also in the world landscape and technical system. The formation of this original landscape-technical system is due to three factors: a) detailed studies of the nature and landscapes of Kryvyi Rih region, b) the richness and diversity of natural resources of the region, c) intensive development. The authors paid special attention to the functional-genetic classification of anthropogenic landscapes of Kryvbas, their characteristics and mapping. The authors note that among the industrial ones, special attention should be paid to mining and industrial landscapes, in particular dumps, which are the most suitable landscape complexes not only for reclamation works, but also for cultivating the entire landscape and technical system of Kryvbas.
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Çelik, Filiz. "The Importance of Edible Landscape in the Cities." Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology 5, no. 2 (February 28, 2017): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i2.118-124.957.
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The 21st century sustainable city requires the merging of urbanism with sustainable food systems. The challenges industrial food system separates people from their food sources. The design strategies for edible landscape are about re-inviting food back into the city and re-connecting people with their local/regional food system to promote a healthier lifestyle. Edible landscapes are a movement in transition and sprouting up as a response to the slow food movement and living a greener lifestyle. These urban agricultural landscapes are fast becoming iconic media darlings and are demonstrating that they are far more than growing vegetables and fruits on abandoned lots. Edible landscaping is the use of food plants as design features in a landscape. These plants are used both for aesthetic value as well as consumption. Edible landscapes encompass a variety of garden types and scales but do not include food items produced for sale. Edible landscaping is the practical integration of food plants within an ornamental or decorative setting. Using edibles in landscape design can enhance a garden by providing a unique ornamental component with additional health, aesthetic, and economic benefits. In this study; emergence of edible landscape, edible landscape design and maintenance, samples of edible landscape, productive plants, importance of edible landscaping for urban environments have been explained.
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Dixon, Adam P., Matthew E. Baker, and Erle C. Ellis. "Agricultural Landscape Composition Linked with Acoustic Measures of Avian Diversity." Land 9, no. 5 (May 10, 2020): 145. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land9050145.
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Measuring, monitoring, and managing biodiversity across agricultural regions depends on methods that can combine high-resolution mapping of landscape patterns with local biodiversity observations. This study explores the potential to monitor biodiversity in agricultural landscapes by linking high-resolution remote sensing with passive acoustic monitoring. Land cover maps produced using a small unmanned aerial system (UAS) and PlanetScope (PS) satellite imagery were used to investigate relationships between landscape patterns and an acoustically derived biodiversity index (vocalizing bird species richness) across 12 agricultural sample locations equipped with acoustic recorders in Iowa, USA during the 2018 growing season. Statistical assessment revealed a significant direct association between vocalizing bird richness and percent noncrop vegetation cover. High spatial resolution (1 m) UAS mapping produced stronger statistical associations than PS-based maps (3 m) for landscape composition metrics. Landscape configuration metrics (Shannon’s diversity index, contagion, perimeter-area-ratio, and circumscribing circle index) were either cross-correlated with composition metrics or unusable owing to complete landscape homogeneity in some agricultural landscape samples. This study shows that high resolution mapping of noncrop vegetation cover can be linked with acoustic monitoring of unique bird vocalizations to provide a useful indicator of biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
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Zhang, Jiazhen, Jeremy Cenci, and Vincent Becue. "A Preliminary Study on Industrial Landscape Planning and Spatial Layout in Belgium." Heritage 4, no. 3 (July 19, 2021): 1375–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage4030075.
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As the material carrier of industrial heritage, industrial landscape planning integrates industrial heritage, post-industrial, and industrial tourism landscapes. In this study, we define the concept of industrial landscape planning. As a subsystem of urban planning, we study industrial landscape planning by using the theories and methods of urban planning. As an example, we consider Belgium and identify the main categories of industrial landscape planning as industrial heritage landscape and industrial tourism landscape. We use an ArcGIS spatial analysis tool and kernel density calculations and reveal the characteristics of four clusters of industrial heritage spatial layout in Belgium, which match its located industrial development route. Each cluster has unique regional characteristics that were spontaneously formed according to existing social and natural resources. At the level of urban planning, there is a lack of unified re-creation. Urban planning is relatively separated from the protection of industrial heritage in Belgium.
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Aston, Michael, and Christopher Gerrard. "‘Unique, Traditional and Charming’. The Shapwick Project, Somerset." Antiquaries Journal 79 (September 1999): 1–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003581500044474.
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The Shapwick Project, Somerset, began in 1989 as a ten-year, multidisciplinary landscape investigation focused upon the evolution of early and late medieval settlement patterns. This interim paper reviews the work carried out to 1996 and summarizes the results of archaeological fieldwork, standing building recording and documentary study. It is argued that the site of the present village and the medieval field system were planned in the late Saxon period and replaced a scatter of dispersed farmsteads, many of which show continuity from the prehistoric and Roman periods. The role of the medieval and post-medieval landscape is emphasized in reflecting and reinforcing social structure.
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Jun, Baysok, Ilkwon Kim, Jihoon Shin, and Hyuksoo Kwon. "Development of landscape conservation value map of Jeju island, Korea for integrative landscape management and planning using conservation value of landscape typology." PeerJ 9 (June 1, 2021): e11449. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11449.
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Understanding landscape as a socio-ecological system where systematic interactions occur among diverse ecosystems and human society is necessary for a sustainable landscape and resource management. However, many countries with rapid economic growth, including South Korea, depend on conventional planning and policy decisions to meet increasing demands for the use of specific natural resources. Such resource-oriented planning and policy which neglect considerations for the surrounding landscape can result in conflicts of interest and regulation. We designed a landscape conservation value (LCV) map of Jeju Island, Korea to overcome rising managerial and policy issues with the provision of systematic perspectives of landscape. With a consideration for natural and human-modified characteristics of the landscape, we used landform and land cover data to create fundamental landscape types. Then, the LCV was assigned to each type by a board of landscape experts. Within a study region, we observed relatively high values in registered protected areas and unique landscapes, and areas where high and low values are aligned. The resultant LCV map can identify areas that potentially require an integrated approach to prevent adverse effects caused by a conventional approach.
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Vaz de Freitas, Isabel, Makhabbat Ramazanova, Helena Albuquerque, and Plínio Soares. "Traditional Wine Landscape as a Rural Heritage:." International Conference on Tourism Research 15, no. 1 (May 13, 2022): 459–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/ictr.15.1.241.
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Verde wine has a traditional and unique range of patterns and processes of cultivation that result from the interactions between communities and environments. The result of this interaction characterizes the local wine culture and rural landscape and creates diversity of characteristics developed through times. In this context, vineyard historical landscape assures the range of differentiation of rural places and contributes to the image of wine as a cultural asset based on the cultural heritage accumulation and the slow transformation of the landscapes. Safeguard this historical resilient landscape could reinforce the local character in his own unicity, authenticity, significance, diversity as a testimony of identity. Safeguard the historical wine landscape promotes the preservation of old techniques and fragile tangible and intangible heritage condemned to disappearance with the new standardized exploitations.
In this context, this study identifies the values of Verde wine landscape as a unique heritage in the world, aiming to safeguard this traditional landscape in the perspective of local communities with a tourism approach.
The methodological approach is to analyse, reflect and open the debate about Verde wine landscape elements and characteristics, to evaluate its importance and residents´ satisfaction, and to compare aesthetic perceptions with other elements of Verde wine landscape. Quantitative approach with survey questionnaires was applied to residents of the Verde wine region.
The results identify local wine culture and rural landscape and find the diversity of characteristics developed through times in different places. The residents find Verde wine landscape beautiful and attractive, and they are attached to the traditional Verde wine vineyards, quality of wine and quality of gastronomy.
The study reinforces the safeguard of this historical resilient landscape and the local character in his own unicity, authenticity, significance, diversity as a testimony of identity. It promotes the preservation of traditional and ancient techniques and fragile tangible and intangible heritage of Verde wine.
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Sleptsov, Yuriy A., Sargylana V. Nikiforova, Konstantin Y. Meshcheryakov, Olga V. Skrobotova, and Raisa M. Ivanova. "Features of Tourist Routes in the Republic of Sakha: Extreme Tours, Unique Natural Sites, Archaeological and Ritual Attractions." International Journal of Agricultural Extension 9, no. 4 (August 18, 2021): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.33687/ijae.009.00.3717.
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Tourism is an important element of the social and economic development of Russia. The northern territories play an important role in the development of the Russian economy in general and the tourism industry in particular. Nordic tourism involves careful respect for environmental and social sustainability, the promotion of traditional local knowledge and value systems, and the preservation of local cultural heritage and cultural landscapes. The article analyses the promotion of the tourism potential of Yakutia. The northern territories of Russia are rich in natural resources and economic potential but do not have an effective tourist infrastructure due to the harsh climate and vast territories of permafrost. The study presents the results of the analysis of the main tourist routes of the Sakha Republic. The main factors for the development of tourism were determined by a set of landscape characteristics (unique nature of the Lena River, biological diversity of flora and fauna), ethnocultural and historical context, as well as infrastructure considerations (proximity to the capital, inexpensive transport, and engineering systems). The study demonstrated that scientific tourism in Central Yakutia is quite real and has great prospects due to the unique landscapes. It can also give impetus to new scientific discoveries. Defining and describing cultural landscapes, collecting field materials and mapping cultural and landscape zoning can simplify the work for the creators of tourist routes in the future.
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Šedivá, Alica, and Zita Izakovičová. "Assessment of Representative Landscape Types of Skalica District." Ekológia (Bratislava) 34, no. 4 (December 1, 2015): 329–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/eko-2015-0030.
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Abstract Assessment of landscape quality is not possible without a good local landscape-ecological, social, economic and also political knowledge. When similar scientific researches and proposals for strategic development documents for municipalities and regions are needed, they have to come out mainly from scientific knowledge about unique and rare representative types of landscape. Implementation of a research module of the presented study entitled ‘Assessment of representative landscapes of Skalica district’ represents a complex example of a proposal on the methodical procedure of landscape-ecological analysis of Skalica district. Therefore, the core of this work lies in the detailed determination of the environmental quality of landscapes in Skalica district, which allowed us to evaluate the degree of environmental load and protection of each selected representative landscape type in the model area. This scientific knowledge is in continuation of the project complemented with opinions and attitudes of residents and key stakeholders about environmental, economic, cultural and social problems. The obtained knowledge can help towards optimal use of resources and potentials in the area and thus contribute to improving the overall quality of life in the monitored area.
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leBrasseur, Richard. "Mapping Green Infrastructure Based on Multifunctional Ecosystem Services: A Sustainable Planning Framework for Utah’s Wasatch Front." Sustainability 14, no. 2 (January 12, 2022): 825. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14020825.
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Most sustainable planning frameworks assess natural and social–economic landscape systems as separate entities, and our understanding of the interrelationships between them is incomplete. Landscape classification in urbanizing environments requires an integrated spatial planning approach to better address the United Nation’s sustainable development challenges. The objective of this research is to apply a multicriteria evaluation which ranked diverse ecosystem–service producing landscapes and synthesize the findings within a unique green infrastructure spatial planning framework. Local government stakeholder derived weighting and GIS classification were operated to map both the urban and natural landscapes of the Salt Lake City region of Utah, one of the most rapidly urbanizing areas in North America. Results were assimilated through five regional landscape typologies—Ecological, Hydrological, Recreational, Working Lands, and Community—and indicated those highest ranked landscape areas which provided multiple ecosystem services. These findings support collaborative decision making among diverse stakeholders with overlapping objectives and illustrates pathways to the development of ecosystem service criteria. This paper contributes to a better understanding of how to integrate data and visualize the strategic approaches required for sustainable planning and management, particularly in urban and urbanizing regions where complex socioecological landscapes predominate.
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Mudrak, Halyna, and Oleksandr Mudrak. "SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF RATIONAL USE OF AGRICULTURAL SCAPES OF THE MIDDLE TRANSPORT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE STRATEGY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION." Agriculture and Forestry, no. 4 (December 18, 2020): 159–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.37128/2707-5826-2020-4-14.
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The necessity of studying the current condition of agro-landscapes of Middle Transnistria in the context of the strategy of sustainable development of rural territorial communities of the region has been analysed. After all, ecologically safe use of agroecosystems of any region should become one of the necessary conditions for ecologically balanced development of its agrosphere. The authors note that the current condition of agro-landscapes has been characterized by significant diversity and complex landscape-typological structure. The differences of agro-landscapes in economic use have been presented, which led to the allocation of such subclasses: field, meadow-pasture, garden. The authors used different approaches and methods to study the modern agricultural landscapes of Middle Transnistria. The most significant were general scientific and specific scientific approaches. Among them the following were used: traditional or classical (comparative, historical, genetic, evolutionary) and specific (constructive, socio-economic, systemic, ecological, landscape-typological, informational, sociological) research approaches. Among the research methods most used: systemic, genetic, cartographic, morphometric, predictive and comparative. It has been established that the economic use of different subclasses of agrolandscapes of the region depends on the climatic, hydrological, orographic, edaphic and landscape-ecological conditions of the region. The characteristics of garden landscapes have been determined, which are located mainly on steep slopes, leveled terraces of river valleys, territories of former field landscapes. Location on the appropriate types of areas, species composition of plantations and specific agronomic regime, determine the formation of these unique garden landscapes. Here certain favorable microclimatic conditions, plant and animal groups which are inherent in specific garden landscape complexes are created. Among them are unique palmette orchards and those within which there are rare and adapted to the natural conditions of the region varieties of fruit trees. The uniqueness of the garden landscapes of Middle Transnistria is considered on the example of a natural area near the village. Dmytrashkivka, Vinnytsia region, where valuable plots of palm gardens are located. A set of measures proposed to promote the rational use of agricultural landscapes of Middle Transnistria in the context of implementing strategies for sustainable development of the region
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Corver, Willem E., and Hans Morreau. "Unique landscape of widespread chromosomal losses in Hürthle cell carcinoma." Endocrine-Related Cancer 26, no. 3 (March 2019): L1—L3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1530/erc-18-0481.
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Bassuk, Nina, and Peter Trowbridge. "Creating the Urban Eden: Sustainable Landscape Establishment in Theory and Practice." HortTechnology 20, no. 3 (June 2010): 485–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.20.3.485.
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Creating the Urban Eden, a course taught jointly by faculty in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture at Cornell University, is a unique two-semester class spanning the academic year from August to May. Students face the task of creating viable, sustainable landscapes both in theory and practice. The success and sustainability of any planting design is ultimately dependent upon knowledgeable site assessment and analysis, appropriate plant selection, and clear communication of design intentions. This class teaches all aspects of landscape establishment, including detailed site assessment, woody plant identification, choice of appropriate plants, planting design, soil remediation, transplanting, and early maintenance in human-impacted landscapes. In addition to designing for a specific site, students learn about written specifications for technical planting and graphic details to communicate and implement design proposals. Every year on the Cornell University campus, the students in this class implement, in a hands-on manner, all aspects of landscape establishment that they have learned by creating new landscapes that serve to integrate theory, principles, practice, and provide a demonstration of fundamentals taught in the class.
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Renes, Hans, Csaba Centeri, Alexandra Kruse, and Zdeněk Kučera. "The Future of Traditional Landscapes: Discussions and Visions." Land 8, no. 6 (June 18, 2019): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land8060098.
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At the 2018 meeting of the Permanent European Conference for the Study of the Rural Landscape (PECSRL), that took place in Clermont-Ferrand and Mende in France, the Institute for Research on European Agricultural Landscapes e.V. (EUCALAND) Network organized a session on traditional landscapes. Presentations included in the session discussed the concept of traditional, mostly agricultural, landscapes, their ambiguous nature and connections to contemporary landscape research and practice. Particular attention was given to the connection between traditional landscapes and regional identity, landscape transformation, landscape management, and heritage. A prominent position in the discussions was occupied by the question about the future of traditional or historical landscapes and their potential to trigger regional development. Traditional landscapes are often believed to be rather stable and slowly developing, of premodern origin, and showing unique examples of historical continuity of local landscape forms as well as practices. Although every country has its own traditional landscapes, globally seen, they are considered as being rare; at least in Europe, also as a consequence of uniforming CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) policies over the last five decades. Although such a notion of traditional landscapes may be criticized from different perspectives, the growing number of bottom-up led awareness-raising campaigns and the renaissance of traditional festivities and activities underline that the idea of traditional landscapes still contributes to the formation of present identities. The strongest argument of the growing sector of self-marketing and the increasing demand for high value, regional food is the connection to the land itself: while particular regions and communities are promoting their products and heritages. In this sense, traditional landscapes may be viewed as constructed or invented, their present recognition being a result of particular perceptions and interpretations of local environments and their pasts. Nevertheless, traditional landscapes thus also serve as a facilitator of particular social, cultural, economic, and political intentions and debates. Reflecting on the session content, four aspects should be emphasized. The need for: dynamic landscape histories; participatory approach to landscape management; socioeconomically and ecologically self-sustaining landscapes; planners as intermediaries between development and preservation.
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Deák, Balázs, Zoltán Rádai, Katalin Lukács, András Kelemen, Réka Kiss, Zoltán Bátori, Péter János Kiss, and Orsolya Valkó. "Fragmented dry grasslands preserve unique components of plant species and phylogenetic diversity in agricultural landscapes." Biodiversity and Conservation 29, no. 14 (October 17, 2020): 4091–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02066-7.
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Abstract In intensively used landscapes biodiversity is often restricted to fragmented habitats. Exploring the biodiversity potential of habitat fragments is essential in order to reveal their complementary role in maintaining landscape-scale biodiversity. We investigated the conservation potential of dry grassland fragments in the Great Hungarian Plain, i.e. patch-like habitats on ancient burial mounds and linear-shaped habitats in verges, and compared them to continuous grasslands. We focused on plant taxonomic diversity, species richness of specialists, generalists and weeds, and the phylogenetic diversity conserved in the habitats. Verges meshing the landscape are characterised by a small core area and high level of disturbance. Their species pool was more similar to grasslands than mounds due to the lack of dispersal limitations. They held high species richness of weeds and generalists and only few specialists. Verges preserved only a small proportion of the evolutionary history of specialists, which were evenly distributed between the clades. Isolated mounds are characterised by a small area, a high level of environmental heterogeneity, and a low level of disturbance. Steep slopes of species accumulation curves suggest that high environmental heterogeneity likely contributes to the high species richness of specialists on mounds. Mounds preserved the same amount of phylogenetic diversity represented by the branch-lengths as grasslands. Abundance-weighted evolutionary distinctiveness of specialists was more clustered in these habitats due to the special habitat conditions. For the protection of specialists in transformed landscapes it is essential to focus efforts on preserving both patch-like and linear grassland fragments containing additional components of biodiversity.
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Jerin Shibu, E. M., Renga nathan, M. Ramachandran, Chinnasamy Sathiyaraj, and Prasanth Vidhya. "Exploring Various Landscape Design and its Characteristics." Sustainable Architecture and Building Materials 1, no. 1 (April 1, 2022): 32–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.46632/sabm/1/1/5.
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Landscape layout is an unbiased professional and layout and art tradition practiced by panorama designers incorporating panorama and way of life. In cutting-edge practice, panorama design bridges the space between panorama architecture and lawn layout. Landscape design focuses on each the integrated primary landscape planning of an asset and the herbal elements of the plant life and the specific lawn design. Practical, aesthetic, horticultural and environmental sustainability are factors of landscape layout that are often divided into hard cape design and soft cape layout. Landscape designers often collaborate with related fields such as architecture, civil engineering, surveying, panorama contracting and craftsmanship. Design tasks contain two unique professional roles: panorama layout and panorama architecture. Landscape design usually consists of art form and craftsmanship, horticultural technique and expertise, and emphasizes great website online involvement from conceptual levels to final production. Landscape structure represents contractors after completing city planning, urban and nearby parks, civic and company landscapes, massive-scale intermediate tasks and designs. Depending at the understanding, license and enjoy of the expert, the mixture of capabilities and capabilities among the two roles can be significantly correlated. Both landscape architects and panorama architects practice panorama design
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Du, Ming, and Yun Zhang. "The Organic Evolution of Chinese Traditional Urban Waterfronts: A Case Study of the Landscape of Slender West Lake." Advanced Materials Research 671-674 (March 2013): 2788–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.671-674.2788.
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Despite little research of them, the landscapes of Slender West Lake underpin a significant and unique typology among the various Chinese traditional urban waterfronts. Although the name ‘Gardens of Yangzhou’ appears in 11th century, these gardens were referred and used as urban public landscape from the 18th century because of Grand Canal. The article explores the organic evolution of Chinese traditional urban waterfronts, through an investigation of historical events occurring along with the landscapes of Slender West Lake. As a Chinese traditional urban waterfront, its organic evolution was often based on the transformation of the experience of landscape. When the trip was more based on the river because of boats, the edge of the garden has become the focus point.
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Ding, Keying, Mian Yang, and Shixian Luo. "Mountain Landscape Preferences of Millennials Based on Social Media Data: A Case Study on Western Sichuan." Land 10, no. 11 (November 13, 2021): 1246. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10111246.
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Mountain area is one of the most important modern tourist attractions, and unique mountain landscapes are highly appealing to millennials. Millennials post their travel photos and comments on social media, and these media messages can positively influence other millennials’ travel motivations. To fully understand the attraction of mountain tourist destinations to millennials, this study analyzed their landscape preferences using images posted on social media. As a case study, we analyzed the landscape resources in Western Sichuan Plateau Mountain Areas (WSPMA). We found that differences in genders, modes of transportation, and travel patterns of the millennials influenced their preferences for mountain landscapes. Our results broaden the current knowledge on mountain tourism from the perspective of millennials through social media data. Moreover, studying the landscape resources in WSPMA can facilitate the analysis of regional advantages. This will ultimately enhance tourism publicity and integrate various resources for tourism management and planning in more targeted and attractive ways.
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Martsinkevich, Galina I., Natallia V. Hahina, Dzmitry M. Kurlovich, and Olga M. Kovalevskaya. "Structure and mapping of landscapes of the Pripyatsky National Park using geoinformation technologies." Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology, no. 1 (June 8, 2021): 65–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.33581/2521-6740-2021-1-65-74.
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The article considers new approaches to the study of the structure of natural landscapes, the identification of typical and rare landscapes of Pripyatsky National Park and their mapping using GIS-technologies that allow the creation of digital landscape maps. The relevance of the work is to create the first digital maps for the Pripyatsky National Park, which can be used to expand the network of ecological routes, increase the number of objects of inspection of the territory by tourists, monitoring forests and swamps. The created digital landscape map reflects the hierarchical levels and structure of natural complexes in the rank of genera, species and tracts, as well as the principles of their selection, which correspond to scientific approaches to the classification of landscapes of the Belarusian school of landscape studies. As a result, the main factor of the selection of genera is the genesis, species – the nature of relief, tracts – features of relief and soil-vegetation cover. The mapping of landscapes of specially protected natural areas (SPNA) of the Republic of Belarus using GIS-technologies was first tested on the example of the Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve and three national parks (Narochansky, Braslavskie Ozera, Belovezhskaya Pushcha). The digital landscape map of the Pripyatsky National Park, which illustrates the territorial distribution of 4 genera, 19 types of landscapes and 3 types of tracts, helped to clarify the boundaries of landscape units and served as the basis for identifying typical and rare landscapes, which is especially important for identifying rare landscapes that have preserved their natural appearance and have a special nature conservation value and in need of special protection. A digital map of typical and rare landscapes shows that within the boundaries of the park are widely represented species of lake-swamp and alluvial terraced landscapes, typical for the Polesie region, rare landscapes are confined to the floodplain landscape of the Pripyat River with ridged relief, old lakes, floodplain oak forests and tall grass meadows. In general, the identified typical landscapes of the Pripyatsky National Park are representative of the Polesie landscape province and reflect its regional features, and rare ones are found only in this region and emphasize its individuality. Digital maps made it possible to reveal the complex structure of landscapes, to discover not only typical and rare landscapes, but also unique objects in the rank of a natural boundary, and thereby show a more diverse landscape structure of the park than is reflected in the Landscape map of the Republic of Belarus (2014).
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Zhao, Ling, Li Luo, Bo Li, Liyan Xu, Jiawei Zhu, Silu He, and Haifeng Li. "Analysis of the Uniqueness and Similarity of City Landscapes Based on Deep Style Learning." ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 10, no. 11 (October 29, 2021): 734. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijgi10110734.
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The city landscape is largely related to the design concept and aesthetics of planners. Influenced by globalization, planners and architects have borrowed from available designs, resulting in the “one city with a thousand faces” phenomenon. In order to create a unique urban landscape, they need to focus on local urban characteristics while learning new knowledge. Therefore, it is particularly important to explore the characteristics of cities’ landscapes. Previous researchers have studied them from different perspectives through social media data such as element types and feature maps. They only considered the content information of a image. However, social media images themselves have a “photographic cultural” character, which affects the city character. Therefore, we introduce this characteristic and propose a deep style learning for the city landscape method that can learn the global landscape features of cities from massive social media images encoded as vectors called city style features (CSFs). We find that CSFs can describe two landscape features: (1) intercity landscape features, which can quantitatively assess the similarity of intercity landscapes (we find that cities in close geographical proximity tend to have greater visual similarity to each other), and (2) intracity landscape features, which contain the inherent style characteristics of cities, and more fine-grained internal-city style characteristics can be obtained through cluster analysis. We validate the effectiveness of the above method on over four million Flickr social media images. The method proposed in this paper also provides a feasible approach for urban style analysis.
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Menasra, Asma, and Soumia Bouzaher. "GIS tools for landscape character assessment: case of Ziban region in Algeria." Geomatics, Landmanagement and Landscape 4 (2021): 19–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.15576/gll/2021.4.19.
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Landscape is an area formed by the interactions between humans and nature, which bring various characteristics to the area. Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) methods enable more accurate description, mapping, and evaluation of features within the landscape. Also, landscape characterization and classification is facilitated by the advances of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), which constitute a very efficient tool for analysis and overlay mapping. This paper explores and tests an application of Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) methodology at a regional scale in Ziban region, Algeria, combining natural and cultural attributes using GIS. The first stage of overlay of attributes is followed by the verification of draft map involving a visual assessment on-site in order to develop the final classification and assessment describing each landscape character area and type. The study results show that Ziban region has a rich structure with diversified landscapes created by unique natural and cultural landscape values composed of 36 different character areas and 19-character types. The main contribution of this research consists in developing a typology for Ziban landscape and providing useful results for decision-making related to the future management of landscape character in the Algerian context, which has undergone strong pressure related to urbanization, industry, transport, desertification, and tourism.
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Wang, Kelin, Chunhua Zhang, Hongsong Chen, Yueming Yue, Wei Zhang, Mingyang Zhang, Xiangkun Qi, and Zhiyong Fu. "Karst landscapes of China: patterns, ecosystem processes and services." Landscape Ecology 34, no. 12 (October 28, 2019): 2743–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10980-019-00912-w.
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Abstract Context The karst region of southwestern China, one of the largest continuous karsts in the world, is known for its unique landscapes and rich biodiversity. This region has suffered severe environmental degradation (e.g., vegetation cover loss, soil erosion and biodiversity loss). In recent decades, Chinese governments at different levels have initiated several ecological programs (e.g., Green for Grain, Mountain Closure) to restore the degraded environment and to alleviate poverty. Objectives This study summarizes landscape studies of karst landscapes patterns, their dynamics and interactions among landscape pattern, hydrological processes and ecosystem services (ES). Methods We conducted a systematic literature review of science and land use policy to identify knowledge gaps and recommend future research and policy directions. Results Karst landscapes have experienced rapid turnover in recent decades due largely to the overlap of intense human activity on the fragile karst ecosystems. Many studies have comprehensively examined hydrology, soil processes and ecosystem services (ES) and their relationships with landscape pattern. Most of these studies have found that karst ecosystems recover with improved ES. However, the importance of epikarst in hydrological and soil processes, intense anthropogenic disturbance and landscape heterogeneity in landscape models remains elusive. Conclusions Future research should focus on in-depth examination and modelling of karst specific hydrological and soil processes, investigating relationships between climatic change, landscape change, ecological processes, and region-specific ES assessments. Results from such research should provide the necessary scientific support for a comprehensive, national karst rocky desertification treatment project (Stage II) and poverty alleviation initiatives.
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Westervelt, James, and Jeffery Holland. "Conceptual user interface for the land management system." Journal of Hydroinformatics 4, no. 2 (March 1, 2002): 99–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/hydro.2002.0011.
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This paper explores the conceptual user interface requirements of the Land Management System (LMS), a next-generation system designed to support the development of location-specific landscape/watershed management oriented simulation models. Currently available landscape/watershed models tend to be discipline-specific, focusing only on hydrology, ecology, social, economic or agronomic aspects of the landscape's subsystems. Feedback loops among the different subsystems tend be ignored, and this can result in long-term predictions that may not be useful. LMS will provide landscape and watershed managers with sets of software modules that can be linked together to represent and simulate unique local conditions. A design challenge of LMS is to develop a user interface that makes it possible for a watershed/landscape manager to develop and use multidisciplinary spatially explicit landscape simulation models that retain the scientific rigour of current scientist-oriented simulation models. This paper outlines a solution in response to that challenge.
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Li, Qiushan, Kabilijiang Wumaier, and Mikiko Ishikawa. "The Spatial Analysis and Sustainability of Rural Cultural Landscapes: Linpan Settlements in China’s Chengdu Plain." Sustainability 11, no. 16 (August 16, 2019): 4431. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11164431.
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Amid rapid urbanization and globalization, rural zones in many countries have undergone dramatic shifts. Although the future development of cultural landscapes is clear, their planning and management are uncertain. The Chengdu Plain is one of the most prosperous in China, which is home to well-developed irrigation and drainage systems, with the earliest history of planting found in Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Plain’s unique farming landscape is an important human resource that represents the natural integration of the material and spiritual forms in the farming era. This study takes the unique farming settlements in Dujiangyan Irrigation District as the research object and analyzes the culture, human environment, and spatial order of the Linpan settlement based on the system theory. From the hierarchical structure of each individual Linpan settlement to the spatial layout of the Linpan community, the changes in the relationship between humans and land in the farming area are explored to explain the sustainability of the rural cultural landscape. With long-term field research, the rural geographic information database is built as a basis for the identification and classification of Linpan Cultural landscape types. The results show that between 2005−2018, the Linpan of Juyuan Town illustrated a decreasing trend, and about six Linpan settlements disappeared per square kilometer. The change in the type of Linpan landscape is spatially unbalanced, which is mainly due to the difference between regional development and residents’ needs. This study introduces the concept of “demand” and “restriction” in sustainable development to explore a future strategy of maintaining the cultural landscape, which is expected to provide a basis for future policy formulation to protect the traditional rural landscape.
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Fadaei Nezhad, Somayeh, Parastoo Eshrati, and Dorna Eshrati. "A DEFINITION OF AUTHENTICITY CONCEPT IN CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPES." International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR 9, no. 1 (March 18, 2015): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.26687/archnet-ijar.v9i1.473.
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Cultural landscape can be defined as the result of human interaction with nature over time, which has led to the formation of the many and diverse layers of value. Currently, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has a unique role among other scientific associations. In recent years, the World Heritage Center has put efforts into developing a framework and measures for evaluation and management of cultural landscapes. Moreover, the concept of authenticity; as the transmitter of values and significance of cultural landscape, is considered as the key component in the process of cultural landscape conservation. A lot of scientific resources have pointed out the importance of authenticity in the process of conserving cultural landscapes. However, the role of authenticity within the domain of conservation of cultural landscapes has received little attention. One of the main reasons can be lack of adaptation between conventional definitions of UNESCO and international documents concerning the authenticity for including the flexible and dynamic structure of cultural landscapes around the world. Therefore, this paper seeks to explore and develop a flexible framework in order to redefine the concept of authenticity in relation to cultural landscapes, which has some overlaps with UNESCO definitions despite its differences. For developing this framework, Iranian-Islamic philosophy of Mollasadra is applied and described with some examples of cultural landscapes in Iran.
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Bridgewater, Peter. "Australian landscapes from Eocene to Anthropocene." Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 133, no. 1 (2021): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rs21002.
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The 65-million-year journey from the demise of the dinosaurs to the present day is characterised by changing climes, periods of species extinctions and, finally, the appearance of Homo sapiens. As an island from the start of this period, Australia’s landscapes were isolated from the rest of the world and to this day are characterised by a unique biodiversity. Since their arrival, First Nations peoples have somehow understood this special landscape, living in conformity with it, changing along the way as the climate and landscape changed. That all changed with the arrival of people from Europe, who were more familiar with a weedy landscape recovering from deep glaciation. Over the last 250 years, a lack of understanding of the uniqueness of the Australian landscape, and of First Nations connections with that landscape, has wrought both biological and cultural disruptions. Looking ahead, more conversations between all Australians on how to manage this country into an uncertain future, respecting the range of world views that exist, and rebuilding a viable biocultural diversity, remains a significant but achievable challenge.
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Roche, Julien, and Catherine A. Royer. "Lessons from pressure denaturation of proteins." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 15, no. 147 (October 2018): 20180244. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0244.
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Although it is now relatively well understood how sequence defines and impacts global protein stability in specific structural contexts, the question of how sequence modulates the configurational landscape of proteins remains to be defined. Protein configurational equilibria are generally characterized by using various chemical denaturants or by changing temperature or pH. Another thermodynamic parameter which is less often used in such studies is high hydrostatic pressure. This review discusses the basis for pressure effects on protein structure and stability, and describes how the unique mechanisms of pressure-induced unfolding can provide unique insights into protein conformational landscapes.
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Abdullah, I., and P. Nuryanti. "Landscape design of “Tanjung Budaya Pemuteran” coast area based on landscape engineering." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 879, no. 1 (October 1, 2021): 012018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/879/1/012018.
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Abstract “Tanjung Budaya Pemuteran” is a place of coastal tourism and alternative tourism based on community culture in Pemuteran Village, Bali. The landscape characteristic and inherent local wisdom make this bay is a unique place. Gebug ende is the native rain harvesting ritual of Pemuteran society, which can be suggestive evidence. Currently, Tanjung Budaya Pemuteran landscapes not suitable to support the site function. This research aims to identify the existing landscape to make Tanjung Budaya Pemuteran use optimally without disregarding inherent local wisdom. Landscape analysis spatial with the quantitative and qualitative approach used to know the potential and constraint. The landscape engineering approach is used to measure the volume of rainwater to optimize the result of Gebug ende rain harvesting. The basic concept of this landscape design is named “Identities of Pemuteran”. Design concept generated through the transformation of Gebug ende. The block plan becomes a schematic design product that consists of a welcome area, a culture tourism area, a recreation area, and a service area. Each area is connected by primer and secondary circulation. Plants on-site are regulated based on vegetation groups of Barrington, Pes caprae, Mangroves, and existing. Visuals on the site are also arranged according to the design plan. The landscape engineering method produced the construction of a rainwater harvester with a volume of 10 m3. Site plan interpretations are explained in more detail through the site section, design details, and some illustrations.
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Klepers, Andris, and Pēteris Lakovskis. "IDENTIFICATION OF LANDSCAPES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE USING GIS." SOCIETY. TECHNOLOGY. SOLUTIONS. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 2 (April 8, 2022): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.35363/via.sts.2022.91.
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INTRODUCTION
One of the aims of recognising landscapes of national importance is to encourage public authorities to adopt policies and measures at the local, regional and national level for protecting, managing and planning landscapes throughout national states. It covers unique and outstanding landscapes among the ordinary ones, that not only determine the quality of people’s living environment but also contribute to national identity. Different approaches have been used so far internationally in identifying landscapes of national importance, assessing their characteristics, structure and landscape elements, recognising that both – quantitative assessment and expert judgement should be involved for this task. Within this study, the focus is on the quantitative part of the study, using GIS and revealing the traceable sequence of steps and criteria used.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
GIS approach was used to determine landscape areas of national importance, using a hexagon grid - (each in an area of 100 ha, 68,407 hexagons), which covers the territory of Latvia. The aggregation of spatial data in regular grids provides an opportunity to normalise different types of spatial data, as well as to address the use of irregularly shaped polygons (e.g., in the case of politically defined boundaries). The hexagon network, due to the shape, forms continuous coverage of the area, while at the same time the hexagon has a similar shape to a circle, which accordingly provides advantages in terms of defining and representing different spatial relationships. Territories of the most valuable landscapes of national significance are spatially separated, assigning values to hexagons in accordance with the landscape values in their territory. Each hexagon is assigned a value according to whether it overlaps with an area that meets one or more of the criteria for the most valuable landscapes of national importance. In the case of larger, continuous area units, the coincidence of areas is determined by the hexagon centroid, but in the case of smaller, individual area units (also point units), the intersect function is used. The criteria for the research part to be quantified include five thematic sections: natural heritage, cultural heritage and historical evidence, identity and community involvement, uniqueness and landscape quality, which can be quantified from the infrastructure created to highlight the visual aspects and aesthetics of landscape.
RESULTS
The part of the quantitative analysis data used to determine the value of the landscape by GIS has been realised in several sequent stages. First, after analysing the main criteria for the identification of landscapes of national importance from existing literature and research thematic areas, they were split into concrete criteria: 8 for natural heritage, 5 for cultural heritage and historical evidence, 6 for identity and community involvement, 4 for uniqueness and 1 for landscape quality. Each of the criteria was given an appropriate weight of 0.5 to 1.5 points (using 0.25 points as a step). Several of the criteria are exclusive and do not overlap; the total amount for most outstanding landscapes would be 12 points. This was followed by a phase of structuring and categorising large amounts of data to allow GIS analysis to be performed. Minor adjustments were made to the weights assigned to the criteria in the methodology during the analysis. Each area of 100 ha, 68,407 hexagons got weighted value, and those territories where the concentration of the highest values were identified, were reconsidered during the next stage as a landscape with national importance. As there were more than 100 such places of concentration, discussion on joint territories having less valuable hexagons in-between has been carried out.
DISCUSSION
A landscape character assessment technique that is scientifically sound, region-specific and stakeholder orientated, designed to describe landscape character, has been used often recently. It can be applied at a range of scales and it may also integrate landscape character analysis with biodiversity assessments, the analysis of historical character, and socio-economic functions such as recreation etc. Even so it is primarily concerned with documenting landscape character rather than assigning quality or values, implying a distinction between characterisation and judgement; identifying landscapes with national importance still involves the assessment and evaluation process. This is debated widely as the main concern is to carry out ordinary landscape quality in places where people live, recognising that only a limited number of societies will benefit from daily encounters of unique landscapes. However, the GIS method used and criteria applied provide transparent objectivity in the characterisation of landscape uniqueness, and even if it’s relatively easy to recognise them by perception, having a society consensus, spatial aspects and the identification of borders for such landscapes would be much more difficult without GIS.
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Klepers, Andris, and Pēteris Lakovskis. "IDENTIFICATION OF LANDSCAPES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE USING GIS." SOCIETY. TECHNOLOGY. SOLUTIONS. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference 2 (April 8, 2022): 28. http://dx.doi.org/10.35363/via.sts.2022.91.
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INTRODUCTION
One of the aims of recognising landscapes of national importance is to encourage public authorities to adopt policies and measures at the local, regional and national level for protecting, managing and planning landscapes throughout national states. It covers unique and outstanding landscapes among the ordinary ones, that not only determine the quality of people’s living environment but also contribute to national identity. Different approaches have been used so far internationally in identifying landscapes of national importance, assessing their characteristics, structure and landscape elements, recognising that both – quantitative assessment and expert judgement should be involved for this task. Within this study, the focus is on the quantitative part of the study, using GIS and revealing the traceable sequence of steps and criteria used.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
GIS approach was used to determine landscape areas of national importance, using a hexagon grid - (each in an area of 100 ha, 68,407 hexagons), which covers the territory of Latvia. The aggregation of spatial data in regular grids provides an opportunity to normalise different types of spatial data, as well as to address the use of irregularly shaped polygons (e.g., in the case of politically defined boundaries). The hexagon network, due to the shape, forms continuous coverage of the area, while at the same time the hexagon has a similar shape to a circle, which accordingly provides advantages in terms of defining and representing different spatial relationships. Territories of the most valuable landscapes of national significance are spatially separated, assigning values to hexagons in accordance with the landscape values in their territory. Each hexagon is assigned a value according to whether it overlaps with an area that meets one or more of the criteria for the most valuable landscapes of national importance. In the case of larger, continuous area units, the coincidence of areas is determined by the hexagon centroid, but in the case of smaller, individual area units (also point units), the intersect function is used. The criteria for the research part to be quantified include five thematic sections: natural heritage, cultural heritage and historical evidence, identity and community involvement, uniqueness and landscape quality, which can be quantified from the infrastructure created to highlight the visual aspects and aesthetics of landscape.
RESULTS
The part of the quantitative analysis data used to determine the value of the landscape by GIS has been realised in several sequent stages. First, after analysing the main criteria for the identification of landscapes of national importance from existing literature and research thematic areas, they were split into concrete criteria: 8 for natural heritage, 5 for cultural heritage and historical evidence, 6 for identity and community involvement, 4 for uniqueness and 1 for landscape quality. Each of the criteria was given an appropriate weight of 0.5 to 1.5 points (using 0.25 points as a step). Several of the criteria are exclusive and do not overlap; the total amount for most outstanding landscapes would be 12 points. This was followed by a phase of structuring and categorising large amounts of data to allow GIS analysis to be performed. Minor adjustments were made to the weights assigned to the criteria in the methodology during the analysis. Each area of 100 ha, 68,407 hexagons got weighted value, and those territories where the concentration of the highest values were identified, were reconsidered during the next stage as a landscape with national importance. As there were more than 100 such places of concentration, discussion on joint territories having less valuable hexagons in-between has been carried out.
DISCUSSION
A landscape character assessment technique that is scientifically sound, region-specific and stakeholder orientated, designed to describe landscape character, has been used often recently. It can be applied at a range of scales and it may also integrate landscape character analysis with biodiversity assessments, the analysis of historical character, and socio-economic functions such as recreation etc. Even so it is primarily concerned with documenting landscape character rather than assigning quality or values, implying a distinction between characterisation and judgement; identifying landscapes with national importance still involves the assessment and evaluation process. This is debated widely as the main concern is to carry out ordinary landscape quality in places where people live, recognising that only a limited number of societies will benefit from daily encounters of unique landscapes. However, the GIS method used and criteria applied provide transparent objectivity in the characterisation of landscape uniqueness, and even if it’s relatively easy to recognise them by perception, having a society consensus, spatial aspects and the identification of borders for such landscapes would be much more difficult without GIS.
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YAMASHKIN, Anatoliy A., Stanislav A. YAMASHKIN, Milan M. RADOVANOVICH, Svetlana A. MOSKALEVA, and Oleg A. ZARUBIN. "GEOINFORMATION SUPPORT OF TOURIST AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE REPUBLIC OF MORDOVIA (RUSSIA)." GeoJournal of Tourism and Geosites 37, no. 3 (September 30, 2021): 873–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.30892/gtg.37318-720.
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Study is aimed at solving the problem of developing a strategy for the formation and arrangement of cultural landscapes in the Republic of Mordovia on the basis of geoinformation support for the tourist and recreational development of the cultural landscape. The study of the formation of cultural landscapes of the region was carried out through the use of databases of spatio-temporal organization of geosystems and cartographic modeling of the patterns of economic development of geosystems. The regional GIS "Mordovia" and geoportal "Natural and Historical Heritage of the Republic of Mordovia" developed by the authors contain an interactive system of thematic maps and databases that reveal the peculiarities of nature, population, economy, cultural heritage, and the development of environmental situations of the region. The article shows that the cultural landscapes of Mordovia were formed in the process of centuries-old economic development of geosystems, and include high landscape diversity, cultural objects of peoples with unique development paths as the most important components.
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Sciusco, Pietro, Jiquan Chen, Vincenzo Giannico, Michael Abraha, Cheyenne Lei, Gabriela Shirkey, Jing Yuan, and G. Philip Robertson. "Albedo-Induced Global Warming Impact at Multiple Temporal Scales within an Upper Midwest USA Watershed." Land 11, no. 2 (February 13, 2022): 283. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11020283.
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Land surface albedo is a significant regulator of climate. Changes in land use worldwide have greatly reshaped landscapes in the recent decades. Deforestation, agricultural development, and urban expansion alter land surface albedo, each with unique influences on shortwave radiative forcing and global warming impact (GWI). Here, we characterize the changes in landscape albedo-induced GWI (GWIΔα) at multiple temporal scales, with a special focus on the seasonal and monthly GWIΔα over a 19-year period for different land cover types in five ecoregions within a watershed in the upper Midwest USA. The results show that land cover changes from the original forest exhibited a net cooling effect, with contributions of annual GWIΔα varying by cover type and ecoregion. Seasonal and monthly variations of the GWIΔα showed unique trends over the 19-year period and contributed differently to the total GWIΔα. Cropland contributed most to cooling the local climate, with seasonal and monthly offsets of 18% and 83%, respectively, of the annual greenhouse gas emissions of maize fields in the same area. Urban areas exhibited both cooling and warming effects. Cropland and urban areas showed significantly different seasonal GWIΔα at some ecoregions. The landscape composition of the five ecoregions could cause different net landscape GWIΔα.
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Du, Ao, Weihua Xu, Yi Xiao, Tong Cui, Tianyu Song, and Zhiyun Ouyang. "Evaluation of Prioritized Natural Landscape Conservation Areas for National Park Planning in China." Sustainability 12, no. 5 (February 29, 2020): 1840. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12051840.
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Protecting representative natural ecosystems, rich biodiversity, and unique natural landscapes are the main considerations in China’s national park planning. Here, we mapped the distribution of China’s natural landscapes and evaluated their protection values for national park planning and construction. Grading evaluation methods combining standard comparison, inventory method, and expert consultation were used, and four levels of natural landscapes were identified. Furthermore, priority areas for national parks establishment were also proposed. Of all the landscapes evaluated, 76 were extremely important, 481 were important, 2070 were moderately important, and 1213 were slightly important. A total number of 67 priority areas for natural landscapes were identified with a total area of 1,218,000 km2. They comprised land and sea areas of 1,148,000 and 69,000 km2, respectively. We suggest strengthening natural landscape protection by establishing natural parks in priority areas. Our study will contribute to the effective protection of natural landscapes in China.
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Martsinkevich, Galina I., Saveli I. Kuzmin, Elena E. Davydik, and Aliaksei V. Babko. "Methodologycal problems and approaches to identifying and evaluating typical and rare landscapes of the Republic of Belarus." Journal of the Belarusian State University. Geography and Geology, no. 2 (December 29, 2020): 34–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.33581/2521-6740-2020-2-34-46.
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The analysis of the studying of the problem of identifying and evaluating of typical and rare landscapes was carried out, which showed that quite a lot of knowledge has been accumulated in this area of the identification of such landscapes and the criteria for their assessment. It is established that insufficient attention is paid to the classification and mapping of landscapes, the use of mathematical methods for their assessment. A scientific concept is proposed for the study of typical and rare landscapes, which contains four levels of their study (country, regional, subregional, local), the scale of work corresponding to the level, landscape classification units, criteria and indicators for their allocation are determined. So, at the country level, the criterion for assessing typical landscapes is the degree of representativeness, depending on bioclimatic factors and the large size of the landscape contour, at the regional (provincial) – the contour size of the dominant landscapes of the province and the index of landscape diversity, at the subregional – the intensity of anthropogenic transformation, at the local – characteristic value of attractiveness. The main criteria for assessing rare landscapes at the country level are the small size of the contour and the criteria of uniqueness, at the regional (provincial) indicator of occurrence, at the subregional – naturalness, at local – vulnerability. A geographic information database has been created, a methodology has been developed for identifying typical and rare landscapes and their typology. An assessment of landscape diversity was made and the map showing that typical landscapes are characterised by a high and medium level of diversity, and rare landscapes are characterised by medium and low was created. An assessment of the occurrence of rare landscapes was carried out, which made it possible to distinguish three groups – low, medium, and high occurrence; their list and a map of occurrence were created. It has been determined that unique landscapes, which are part of a group with low occurrence, require special protection. A direct correlation has been established between the level of landscape diversity and occurrence. The proposed criteria for identifying and assessing typical and rare landscapes can be used in organising or transforming nature protected areas, in the design of their passports and conservation obligations.
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Jahandideh-Kodehi, Ghazaleh, Mohammad Kavoosi-Kalashami, and Mohammad Karim Motamed. "Landscape valuation of historical tourism site in Northern Iran: A case study from Sheikh-Zahed Tomb." GeoScape 15, no. 1 (June 1, 2021): 79–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/geosc-2021-0007.
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Abstract In Iran, the importance of landscapes and the need to preserve these unique assets is not particularly recognized especially at tourism and environmental sites. This study investigated the landscape valuation of Sheikh-Zahed Tomb in Northern Iran. The contingent valuation method (CVM), which is based on a survey model, was used to assess visitors’ willingness to pay (WTP) in order to preserve the landscape. The data used in this study were collected though face-to-face interviews with 157 visitors to a historic tomb in the first half of 2019. The results indicate that the average of respondents’ WTP to preserve the landscape was 0.47 $ per year. The annual total economic value (TEV) of the landscape is estimated to be 11 960 782 $. Respondents’ age, monthly income of the respondent’s household, the tomb accessibility, the tomb architectural attraction, and proposed price for the landscape preservation had significant effects on WTP. Proposed empirical model (CVM) provides a comprehensive framework for illustrating landscape valuation of natural heritages and historical tourism sites globally as well as in Iran. Highlights for public administration, management and planning: • The evaluation of landscape values of historical site of Sheikh-Zahed tomb (Iran) for visitors is presented. • Both types of qualitative and quantitative variables affect WTP of visitors for the landscape preservation. • Among the key factors, the accessibility to the landscape affects its value for visitors, and the pristine and original landscape of the tomb is important for visitors.