Landscape modelling integrates the differing perspectives of the
many disciplines that deal with the landscape. It is motivated not
only by the desire for scientific understanding, but also by the
real-time demands of 21st century postindustrial society, which
include the twin imperatives of stabilizing damaged ecosystems on
the one hand, and finding effective ways to use the landscape on
the other. The discipline has the specific goal of designing and
assessing future scenarios of landscape development, while not
losing sight of its past history, both ecological and
socio-cultural. This book encompasses the interrelated disciplines
of geography, landscape ecology and geoinformatics, and by drawing
on their theories and methodologies introduces the concept of a
living landscape with human action an inseparable part of its
evolution. It offers researchers and decision-makers a number of
ideas on how our landscape can best be utilized. The content
reflects the need for sustainable landscape development, at the
same time as considering long-term continuity as a major condition
which enables us to maintain the diversity and multifunctionality
of landscapes at regional and macro-regional scales. Employing
advanced terminology and methods, this book provides specific
results especially for scientists and landscape professionals.
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