Ecological landscape design and planning : the Mediterranean context / / Jala Makhzoumi and Gloria Pungetti

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910222225303321
• Autore: Makhzoumi Jala <1949->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York, : E & FN Spon, 1999
• ISBN: 1-135-80921-6; 1-138-14170-4; 1-135-80922-4; 1-280-06695-4; 9786610066957; 0-203-22325-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 331 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Altri autori (Persone): PungettiGloria
• Disciplina: 712
• Soggetti: Ecological landscape design; Ecological landscape design - Mediterranean Region; Regional planning - Environmental aspects; Regional planning - Environmental aspects - Mediterranean Region; Land use - Planning - Environmental aspects; Land use - Planning - Environmental aspects - Mediterranean Region
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 296-321) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Foreword by Jay Appleton; Preface; Acknowledgements; Identifying landscape, ecology and landscape ecology; The Mediterranean context; Introduction to Part Two; A holistic approach to landscape research in the Mediterranean; The cultural aspect of landscape; The analytical aspect of landscape; The political and interventional aspects of landscape; Procedures in landscape planning; Methodology for ecological landscape history, assessment and planning in the Mediterranean; Case studies: landscape development in Sardinia at regional and local level; The interaction of ecology, environment and landscape Ecology and the environmental design professions; Developing the ecological landscape design paradigm; Ecological Landscape Associations: a case study in ; Cyprus; Ecological landscape design: regional application; Ecological landscape design: local application; Towards ecological landscape design and planning in the Mediterranean; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Based on both research and practical experience, Ecological Landscape Design and Planning offers a holistic methodological approach to landscape design and planning. It focuses on the scarcity of natural resources in the Mediterranean and the need to aim for long-term ecological stability and environmental sustainability. The principles of this approach, therefore, can be used as a theoretical foundation for holistic landscape research, creative ecological design and better sustainable practice development.