Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land use
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
A Proposal for a Standardized Land Use Classification System
A Land Use and Land Cover Classification System for Use with Remote Sensor Data
Author: James Richard AndersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Land cover
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Open Space Planning
Author: Michael Anthony CarrollPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Urban Transportation Research and Planning, Current Literature
Author: Housing and Planning References
Author: Standardized Hierarchical Vegetation Classification
Author: Alejandro VelázquezPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319412221
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This book outlines the transitions between cultured and natural land cover/vegetation types and their implications in the search for alternatives to reverse the trend of anthropogenic environmental degradation. It also elaborates on the proposed “standardized hierarchical Mexican vegetation classification system” and geobotanical mapping, a critical transversal environmental issue. The first chapter consists of an historical review of the common approaches to the study of vegetation both in Mexico and in other regions of the world. The second chapter concisely analyzes the existing schools of thought that have led to the development of vegetation classification systems based on physiognomic, structural and floristic approaches. The focal point of the book is the “standardized hierarchical Mexican vegetation classification system” (SECLAVEMEX – “Sistema jerárquico estandarizado para la clasificación de la vegetación de México”). Chapter 3 describes the system’s organizational levels along with the criteria defining them and the nomenclatural basis for the denomination of each type of vegetation. It also includes a series of tables explaining and precisely defining the meaning of each concept, criterion, character and element used to help readers successfully identify the type of vegetation in a determined area. The fourth chapter highlights SECLAVEMEX's inclusive character as evidenced through its compatibility with other systems currently used around the globe. Three concepts are critically reviewed: land cover, land use and vegetation. These are often the study subject of the contrasting disciplines geography, agronomy and ecology, which all rely upon plant species assemblages. As such, the final chapter focuses on a critical transversal environmental issue – geobotanical mapping. Geobotanical mapping offers a baseline for land cover/use planning and provides critical information on ecological, economic and cultural attributes, which can be used as a basis for environmental-policy decisions. The proposed SECLAVEMEX was applied to Mexico as an example of land cover, land use and vegetation patterns intermingling as the result of a long human influence. SECLAVEMEX, however, can be adapted and hopefully adopted globally as a baseline for consistently comparing geobotanical patterns and their transitions.
Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory
Author: Michael B SchifferPublisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 1483214826
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Advances in Archaeological Method and Theory, Volume 5 presents the progressive explorations in methods and theory in archeology. This book provides information pertinent to the developments in urban archeology. Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of cultural resource management developed to assess the significance of, and to manage the cultural resources on public lands. This text then explores the basic aspects of natural and human-caused changes on the portion of the archaeological resource base consisting of archaeological sites. Other chapters consider the practice of urban archeology in the United States, with emphasis on the relationships between human behavior and material culture in an urban setting. This book discusses as well the applications of computer graphics in archeology. The final chapter deals with the types of skeletal and population changes that accompany malnutrition. This book is a valuable resource for anthropologist, archaeologists, urban planners, and graduate students.
Planner's Mapping & Classification Guide
Author: Walter B. StevensonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Alabama
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Umpqua National Forest (N.F.), Land Management Plan, Row/South Umpqua/North Umpqua Units
Author: Land management plan for the Umpqua National Forest
Author: United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest RegionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest management
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description