balancing development with conservation is a matter of long-running debate within the domain of urban literature، since the beginning of the modern movement, different theories have been developed on urban conservation and development، concomitantly, a broad spectrum of approaches have emerged to relief this challenge، one underlying trend is based on the conflict between conservation and devel...

Aim Global conservation assessments recognize the mediterranean biome as a priority for the conservation of the world’s biodiversity. To better direct future conservation efforts in the biome, an improved understanding of the location, magnitude and trend of key threats and their relationship with species of conservation importance is needed. Location Mediterranean-climate regions in California...

Conservation policy frequently assumes that increasing people's exposure to green-space enhances their knowledge of the natural world and desire to protect it. Urban development is, however, considered to be driving declining connectedness to nature. Despite this the evidence base supporting the assumption that visiting green-spaces promotes biodiversity knowledge and conservation support, and ...

Kane County is located on the western fringe of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Development pressures there have caused rapid increases in land consumption and property values. The county’s Forest Preserve District is actively purchasing land for conservation, but it is important to understand the long-term costs associated with current conservation goals. We developed 18 future scenario...

This paper will present an analytical review of doctrinal texts that have been key for the shaping integrated urban conservation practice internationally: from Athens Charter to Historic Urban Landscape Convention.
 The 1931 Restoration Monuments was published at same time when Congres Internationaux d’Architecture Moderne summing up its controversial urbanist ideology in own Charte d'Athè...

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