Conservation Value, Management and Restoration of Europe’S Semi‑Natural Open Landscapes

Examination of value added of conservation and restoration of urban historic textures in district 12 of Tehran

The growth of urban populations in recent decades requires physical elements such as residential, commercial and cultural spaces and the development of infrastructure such as streets and highways, which will open a new horizon to the historic texture of cities and how to preserve and restore them. The development of new urban textures along with the lack of attention to the historic texture and...

The Conservation Value of Residential Landscapes for Native Bird Communities: Patterns, Processes, and Management Implications

Assessing management systems for the conservation of open landscapes using an integrated landscape model approach

The aim of the MOSAIK-project is to test alternative management systems regarding their efficiency in maintaining the characteristic species composition of dry grasslands. We present an integrated landscape model approach to test an alternative management system for applicability in preserving dry grasslands. By rototilling, i.e. cyclic, massive disturbance in the vegetation cover, we establish...

Indigenous knowledge of flood management and floodwater spreading in Qazvin traditional garden; deserves a new look at conservation and restoration

In arid and semi-arid regions of the world including Iran, floodwaters are the main resource to supply irrigation water. Floodwater spreading also plays an effective role in replenishing groundwater, stabilization of alluvial soil, and vegetation restoration. Qazvin traditional garden is an example of such floodwater spreading mechanism, dating back to over a thousand years ago, according to hi...

langauge needs analysis of undergraduate business management and economics students

the aim of conducting this study was to investigate the foreign language learning needs of undergraduate economics students and business management students in faculties of social sciences of alzahra and azad naragh university. in the study, which was designed on the basis of a qualitative-quantitative basis using interviews and questionnaires, 146 female undergraduate business management as we...