Landscape ecology in Asian cultures /

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Imprint:	Tokyo ; New York : Springer, c2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 331 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.)
Language:	English
Series:	Ecological research monographs Ecological research monographs.
Subject:	Landscape ecology -- Asia. Landscape ecology. Asia.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8896871

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Other authors / contributors:	Hong, Sŏn-gi, 1962-
ISBN:	9784431877998 (electronic bk.) 4431877991 (electronic bk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	Cultural landscapes are a product of the interactions between humans and natural settings. They are landscapes and seascapes that are shaped by human history and land use. Socioeconomic processes especially, but also environmental changes and natural disturbances, are some of the forces that make up landscape dynamics. To understand and manage such complex landscapes, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches are necessary, emphasizing the integration of natural and social sciences and considering multiple landscape functions. The spatial patterns of Asian landscapes are strongly rela.

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