identification of rapid degradation of ecological resources requires effective environmental monitoring including ecological integrity assessment .our first aim is to analyze ecological integrity in a landscape context while developing a method to assess integrity in spite of a dearth of historical data. we used a spatial-temporal reference framework for land cover maps for assessing ecologica...

agricultural landscapes with the green veins and forests patches are forming many parts of european landscapes. in spite of many ecological, economic and agricultural advantages of these elements, they have been changed due to agricultural intensification. we studied changes of these elements, their relations with agricultural activities, farming systems and land use of the adjacent parcel in t...

The unique geography and climatic condition determines the landscape environment characteristics of mountain village in western China. In recent years, with the fast development of the urban-rural integration and urbanization process, the traditional rural landscape is gradually transiting to the modern rural landscape. In the course of transformation, the natural patches and semi-natural patch...

By considering certain factors like those mentioned by Ian Thompson (2005) in his definition of landscape, i.e. ecology, community and delight, in designing landscapes, one can find the vocation more applicable and useful. City rivers can play a very important role with regard to such values. In fact, the presence of nature and wildlife could not only be the lifeline of a city, but also a facto...

quantifying urban landscape is fundamental for monitoring and assessing ecological and socioeconomic consequences of urbanization. expansion of roads is a significant factor driving urban landscape change. the aim of this research is quantifying impacts of roads on isfahan city landscape. to achieve this aim, land use map of isfahan was created in 6 classes: urban, green spaces, agricultural, b...

Biomass for bioenergy is debated for its potential synergies or tradeoffs with other provisioning and regulating ecosystem services (ESS). This biomass may originate from different production systems and may be purposefully grown or obtained from residues. Increased concerns globally about the sustainable production of biomass for bioenergy has resulted in numerous certification schemes focusin...