The territory of Corsica is an extensive mountain range emerging from the Mediterranean Sea. From morphological point view, it a mountainous region; flat area coincides with narrow Tyrrhenian coastal strip Aleria plain. With very low population density, which grows extensively during summer period, preserves specific environmental and landscape characteristics that determine quality place; in t...

The European Landscape Convention (ELC) has directed the landscape classification towards character analysis. analysis provides a character-based that can combine different values or variables and be applied at scales to define landscapes of each country forces on landscape. In this study, Kapısuyu Basin Küre Mountains National Park, which is one hot spots in world terms natural quality, was cl...

takab-e afshar in the north – west of iran. it is in a mountainous area near the cities of dandi in zanjan, and takab in west azerbaijan, lies a complex of historical and natural properties among which stands the world heritage properties of takht-e soleyman with all its features. the present protective buffers for this site have been defined without considering the natural and cultural landsca...

Current literature on restorative environments generally shows the importance of urban natural landscapes in increasing perceived restorativeness of urban environments. However, little is known about the positive role of visual characteristics of urban natural landscapes in increasing Perceived Restorative Potential (PRP) of urban environments. This study aimed to understand the role of four pr...

introduction the urban population experienced rapid growth in the recent decades, particularly between 1975 and 2000 when it has reached from 1.5 to more than 2 billion people. by turn of the century; half of the world's populations are concentrated in cities. this would severely affect the quality of life in urban areas. accordingly, cities will be faced with significant challenges in inf...

The objective of this paper was to elaborate the application of Geo-informatics for trans-boundary biodiversity conservation across Thailand, Lao PDR, and Cambodia under the Pha Taem Protected Forests Complex (PPFC) Project Phase I (2001-2004). This involved monitoring land use/land cover change, mapping distributions of selected wildlife species, and defining management zones. The results pred...

variety of iran’s ecological structures has created many cultural landscapes. cultural landscapes, illustrate a combination of man’s persistent life and the art of land modification by means of natural environment and in the form of human settlements in past ages. currently, the human society’s development beside the scientific growth, man’s increasing use of natural resources and negative cons...

1 Arthropod natural enemies provide valuable pest suppression in agricultural landscapes. Natural enemy abundance and diversity within a given crop, in turn, have frequently been shown to be positively related to the amount of semi-natural habitat in the landscape. However, other aspects of landscape structure may also influence natural enemy communities and may be more amenable to management. ...

Nowadays we are seeing the largest biodiversity loss since the extinction of the dinosaurs. To conserve biodiversity it is essential to plan protected areas using a prioritization approach, which takes into account the current biodiversity value of the sites. Considering that in the Mediterranean Basin the agro-ecosystems are one of the most important parts of the landscape, the conservation of...

what has turned “nature” into a landscape and a tourism destination has transformed over time and comprised various aspects in different definitions. landscape definitions have considered nature as a tourism destination in multiple points of view. four main viewpoints are debatable in a time period from the first landscape definition till today. the first definition discusses the pictorial and ...