Changing Landscapes


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Changing Landscapes Of Singapore


Changing Landscapes Of Singapore
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Author : Hamzah Muzaini
language : en
Publisher: NUS Press
Release Date : 2013-08-26

Changing Landscapes Of Singapore written by Hamzah Muzaini and has been published by NUS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-26 with Social Science categories.


Changing Landscapes of Singapore illuminates both the social and the physical terrains of modern Singapore. Geographers use the term landscape to refer to visible surfaces and to the spatial dimension of social relations. Landscapes arise from particular historical circumstances, and in turn help shape social arrangements and possible courses of future development. The authors describe how the settings inhabited by various social groups in Singapore affect life experiences, and explore the impact of broader regional and international forces on Singapore. Written for non-specialists, the volume reflects fresh perspectives from the scholarship of Singaporean academics. Their work is sensitive to historical and geographical trends in the region, and also engages with broader theoretical themes.



Changing Landscapes An Ecological Perspective


Changing Landscapes An Ecological Perspective
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Author : Izaak S. Zonneveld
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06

Changing Landscapes An Ecological Perspective written by Izaak S. Zonneveld and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.


Landscape Ecology is an emerging science of gaining momentum over the past few decades in the scientific as well as in the planning-management worlds. Although the field is rooted in biology and geography, the approaches to understanding the ecology of a landscape are highly divers. This hybrid vigor provides power to the field. One can no longer view a local ecosystem or land use in isolation from global areas and time frames. The surrounding landscape mosaic and the flows and movements in a landscape must be considered, especially the linkage between humans requiring resources provided by nature, the constraints on their use as well as the responding landscape.



Changing Landscapes Of Singapore


Changing Landscapes Of Singapore
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Author : Peggy Teo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Changing Landscapes Of Singapore written by Peggy Teo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with City planning categories.




Landscape Interfaces


Landscape Interfaces
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Author : Hannes Palang
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29

Landscape Interfaces written by Hannes Palang and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Science categories.


This book has been initiated by the workshop on Cultural heritage in changing landscapes, held during the IALE (International Association for Landscape Ecology) European Conference that started in Stockholm, Sweden, in June 200 1 and continued across the Baltic to Tartu, Estonia, in JUly. The papers presented at the workshop have been supported by invited contributions that address a wider range of the cultural heritage management issues and research interfaces required to study cultural landscapes. The book focuses on landscape interfaces. Both the ones we find out there in the landscape and the ones we face while doing research. We hope that this book helps if not to make use of these interfaces, then at least to map them and bridge some of the gaps between them. The editors wish to thank those people helping us to assemble this collection. First of all our gratitude goes to the authors who contributed to the book. We would like to thank Marc Antrop, Mats Widgren, Roland Gustavsson, Marion Pots chin, Barbel Tress, Tiina Peil, Helen Soovali and Anu Printsmann for their quick and helpful advice, opinions and comments during the different stages of editing. Helen Soovali and Anu Printsmann together with Piret Pungas - thank you for technical help.



Changing Landscapes


Changing Landscapes
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Author : Duncan Poore
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-03-29

Changing Landscapes written by Duncan Poore and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Nature categories.


This is the history of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO); its aims, policies and achievements, through drawing on contemporary records and the author's own wide experience. The book uses examination of past successes and failures to formulate a 21st-century agenda for the most practical ways of improving the management of forests and deciding forest policies.



Growing Populations Changing Landscapes


Growing Populations Changing Landscapes
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Author : National Academy of Sciences
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2001-06-12

Growing Populations Changing Landscapes written by National Academy of Sciences and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-06-12 with Social Science categories.


As the world's population exceeds an incredible 6 billion people, governmentsâ€"and scientistsâ€"everywhere are concerned about the prospects for sustainable development. The science academies of the three most populous countries have joined forces in an unprecedented effort to understand the linkage between population growth and land-use change, and its implications for the future. By examining six sites ranging from agricultural to intensely urban to areas in transition, the multinational study panel asks how population growth and consumption directly cause land-use change, and explore the general nature of the forces driving the transformations. Growing Populations, Changing Landscapes explains how disparate government policies with unintended consequences and globalization effects that link local land-use changes to consumption patterns and labor policies in distant countries can be far more influential than simple numerical population increases. Recognizing the importance of these linkages can be a significant step toward more effective environmental management.



Changing Landscapes


Changing Landscapes
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Author : Isaak Samuel Zonneveld
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-01-01

Changing Landscapes written by Isaak Samuel Zonneveld and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-01-01 with Ecology categories.




Singapore Changing Landscapes


Singapore Changing Landscapes
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Author : V. Gopalakrishnan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983

Singapore Changing Landscapes written by V. Gopalakrishnan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Chinatown (Singapore) categories.




Alternative Futures For Changing Landscapes


Alternative Futures For Changing Landscapes
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Author : Carl Steinitz
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2003-01-01

Alternative Futures For Changing Landscapes written by Carl Steinitz and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-01 with Architecture categories.


Leading landscape architect and planner Carl Steinitz has developed an innovative GIS-based simulation modeling strategy that considers the demographic, economic, physical, and environmental processes of an area and projects the consequences to that area of various land-use planning and management decisions. The results of such projections, and the approach itself, are known as "alternative futures." Alternative Futures for Changing Landscapes presents for the first time in book form a detailed case study of one alternative futures project—an analysis of development and conservation options for the Upper San Pedro River Basin in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. The area is internationally recognized for its high levels of biodiversity, and like many regions, it is facing increased pressures from nearby population centers, agriculture, and mining interests. Local officials and others planning for the future of the region are seeking to balance the needs of the natural environment with those of local human communities. The book describes how the research team, working with local stakeholders, developed a set of scenarios which encompassed public opinion on the major issues facing the area. They then simulated an array of possible patterns of land uses and assessed the resultant impacts on biodiversity and related environmental factors including vegetation, hydrology, and visual preference. The book gives a comprehensive overview of how the study was conducted, along with descriptions and analysis of the alternative futures that resulted. It includes more than 30 charts and graphs and more than 150 color figures. Scenario-based studies of alternative futures offer communities a powerful tool for making better-informed decisions today, which can help lead to an improved future. Alternative Futures for Changing Landscapes presents an important look at this promising approach and how it works for planners, landscape architects, local officials, and anyone involved with making land use decisions on local and regional scales.



Singapore Changing Landscapes


Singapore Changing Landscapes
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983

Singapore Changing Landscapes written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Singapore categories.