Author: Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 73
Book Description
Natural (reconstructed) and present landscape structures of Slovakia assessed by the CORINE land co ver database
Author: Prírodná (rekonštruovaná) a súčasná krajinná štruktúra Slovenska hodnotená využitím bázy údajov CORINE land cover
Author: Ján Oťahel'Belgian journal of geography
Author: Acta Universitatis Carolinae
Author: Univerzita KarlovaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A Catalogue of Ecosystem Services in Slovakia
Author: Peter MederlyPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 303046508X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services (ES) for the territory of the Slovak Republic. Although the ES approach is widely used for the evaluation of the benefits of natural capital and biodiversity for people, this book has a unique character. It provides an assessment of 18 individual ES, which are divided into three main groups - provisioning, regulatory/supporting and cultural ES. For each of ES, a brief theoretical and methodological overview is given, followed by spatial assessment based on own original methodology and dataset of 40 map layers. Besides, an evaluation of main ES groups and overall ES assessment is realized. This book emphasizes the key role of nature protection areas, large areas of forest ecosystems and mountain and sub-mountain areas, for the preservation of the various functions of the healthy landscape and ecosystems. The complexity of the book guarantees its usefulness - not only as the knowledge base for the territory of Slovakia but also as the methodological tool for worldwide researchers.
Biodiversity Loss in a Changing Planet
Author: Oscar GrilloPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9533077077
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Every ecosystem is a complex organization of carefully mixed life forms; a dynamic and particularly sensible system. Consequently, their progressive decline may accelerate climate change and vice versa, influencing flora and fauna composition and distribution, resulting in the loss of biodiversity. Climate changes effects are the principal topics of this volume. Written by internationally renowned contributors, Biodiversity loss in a changing planet offers attractive study cases focused on biodiversity evaluations and provisions in several different ecosystems, analysing the current life condition of many life forms, and covering very different biogeographic zones of the planet.
Changes of Agricultural Landscape in the Administrative Regions of Slovakia in 1990-2000
Author: Ján FeranecPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The paper shows the results of analysis and assessment of the changes in the agricultural landscape in Slovakia in the years 1990-2000, obtained through identification of the transfers from the CORINE land cover class 211 (arable land) in favor of classes 231 (pastures) and 242 (complex cultivation patterns). The area of class 242 increased by 13,111.7 ha, mainly in the hinterland of rural settlements of northern and central Slovakia and in the viticultural regions of south-western Slovakia. The cause of this change lies in restitution of farmland and its lease to new private farmers. The area of class 231 increased at the cost of the class 211 by 4,530.9 ha. This change was observed in almost all districts of mountain and sub-mountain regions of Slovakia and primarily it is due to the transformation in the agrarian policy of the State after 1989.
Remote Sensing of Land Use and Land Cover
Author: Chandra P. GiriPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1420070754
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Filling the need for a comprehensive book that covers both theory and application, Remote Sensing of Land Use and Land Cover: Principles and Applications provides a synopsis of how remote sensing can be used for land-cover characterization, mapping, and monitoring from the local to the global scale. With contributions by leading scientists from aro
Landscape Indicators
Author: Claudia CassatellaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 940070366X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
In recent years EU policy towards the ‘landscape’ has become better defined, whereas at the same time the notion of ‘landscape’ itself remains elusive. The need for indicators to evaluate and monitor the effects of landscape policies and plans is urgent. What is more, landscape is one of the components considered in environmental reporting, but unlike air, soil, or water, it is difficult to measure using quantitative methods. With studies on landscape indicators being as rare as they are, this volume is an attempt to fill the gap, dealing as it does with the definition and use of specific indicators for landscape assessment and monitoring. To tackle the diverse dimensions of the landscape (whose complexity is well known), the subject is approached by a multidisciplinary team of experts in landscape ecology, landscape history, landscape perception, regional planning, strategic environmental assessment and environmental impact assessment procedures, and multi-criteria assessment methods. Individual chapters include comparative assessments of studies conducted thus far in the EU, as well as detailed analyses of ecological, historical, perceptive, land-use, and economic ways of looking at landscape. As well as providing a rich source of references for researchers studying the landscape from a variety of perspectives, the book will be required reading for European officials involved at any level in planning or assessing the landscape or environment.
Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
Author: Eric F. LambinPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540322027
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This book presents recent estimates on the rate of change of major land classes. Aggregated globally, multiple impacts of local land changes are shown to significantly affect central aspects of Earth System functioning. The book offers innovative developments and applications in the fields of modeling and scenario construction. Conclusions are also drawn about the most pressing implications for the design of appropriate intervention policies.