Ecological Landscape Design and Planning : The Mediterranean Context

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ISBN: 9780203223253 | 020322325X
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The authors of this book offer an holistic methodological approach to the design and planning of landscape, based on both research and practical experience.

Forward
Introduction
Background
Identifying landscape, ecology and landscape ecology
Etymology of the word 'landscape'
Usage of the word 'landscape'
The geographical perspective of 'landscape'
Landscape as we see it
The dimension of ecology
The historical development of ecology
The holistic approach of landscape ecology
The Mediterranean context
The natural and cultural setting
Landscape heterogeneity
The ecological complexity
The rural cultural landscape
The contemporary Mediterranean
Ecological landscape design and planning
From landscape research to ecological landscape planning Gloria Pungetti
A holistic approach to landscape research in the Mediterranean
Landscape research
A methodology
The dimensions of landscape
The cultural aspect of landscape
The artistic and philosophical dimensions
The psychological dimension
The historical dimension
Conclusions
The analytical aspect of landscape
The quest of ecological landscape assessment
Definitions in ecological landscape assessment
The classificatory dimension
The descriptive dimension
The evaluative dimension
The computing dimension
Conclusions
The political and interventional aspects of landscape
Definitions
The legislative dimension
The strategic dimension
The planning dimension
The management dimension
Developments in ecological landscape planning
Conclusions
Procedures in landscape planning
The procedures
Landscape planning and landscape ecology in selected north-west European countries
Landscape planning in selected south-west European countries
Pointing out the divergence
Conclusions
Methodology for ecological landscape history, assessment and planning in the Mediterranean
Addressing ecological landscape history of Mediterranean rural areas
Preliminary to ecological landscape assessment
Addressing ecological landscape assessment of Mediterranean rural areas
Beyond the assessment
Addressing ecological landscape planning of Mediterranean rural areas
Conclusions
Case studies: landscape development in Sardinia at regional and local level
Introduction to Sardinia
Changing rural landscape in Sardinia
Landscape assessment of Sardinia
Planning rural landscape in Sardinia
Introduction to the Rio S. Lucia
Changing rural landscape in the Rio S. Lucia
Landscape assessment of the Rio S. Lucia lowland
Planning rural landscape in the Rio S. Lucia
Conclusions
The search for an ecological landscape design paradigm - Jala Makhzoumi
The interaction of ecology, environment and landscape
Definitions
Ecology, nature conservation, protection and restoration
Ecology, environmental ethics and a new theosophy
Sustainable development and landscape sustainability
Ecology, landscape and the discourse of nature and culture
Approaching an ecological understanding of landscape
Conclusions
Ecology and the environmental design professions
Landscape architecture, the environmental design professions and ecology
Ecology and architecture
Ecology and landscape architecture
Ecology and urban landscape design
Landscape architecture in the arid and semi-arid Mediterranean
Evaluating the contributions
Establishing a foundation for ecological landscape design
Conclusions
Developing the ecological landscape design paradigm
The need for a new paradigm
The analysis/synthesis design method in architecture
The repercussions in landscape architecture
Ecological understanding as a foundation for landscape design
Alternative values and objectives
The ecological landscape design paradigm
Ecological Landscape Associations
Conclusion
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Ecological Landscape Design and Planning : The Mediterranean Context

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