Development and Perspectives of Landscape Ecology

Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Foreword by Zev Naveh. 1: Landscape and Landscape Ecology. 1.1. The Landscape Concept (What is a Landscape?) 1.2. Landscape Ecology. 1.3. Disciplinary and Meta-Disciplinary Approaches in Landscape Ecology. 1.4. Landscape Ecology in Different Parts of the World. 2: Landscape Structures and Processes. 2.1. Vertical Landscape Structure and Functioning. 2.2. Landscape Complexes. 2.3. Landscape Elements. 2.4. Landscape Ecological Paradigms: Correlation - Hierarchy - Polarity. 2.5. Landscape Boundaries, Ecotones. 2.6. The Catena Principle. 2.7. Water-bound Material Fluxes in Landscapes. 2.8. Dispersal of Organisms - Biogeographical Aspects. 3: Landscape Analysis, Synthesis and Diagnosis. 3.1. Approaches and methods of Landscape Diagnosis. 3.2. Landscape Analysis: Investigation of Geocomponents. 3.3. The Indicator Principle. 3.4. Landscape Ecological Complex Analysis. 4: Landscape Change and Landscape Monitoring. 4.1. Landscape Change: History of the Landscape. 4.2. Landscape Monitoring. 4.3. Landscape Prognosis: Future Landscapes. 5: Landscape Assessment. 5.1. Ecological Carrying Capacity and Stability. 5.2. Landscape Functions and Natural Potentials. 5.3. Landscape Evaluation. 5.4. Landscape Assessment and Multicriteria Optimization. 5.5. Landscape Perception and Aesthetics. 6: Landscape Investigation Methods/Tools. 6.1. Landscape Ecological Mapping. 6.2. Landscape Information Systems. 6.3. Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing. 6.4. Models in Landscape Ecology. 7: Applications of Landscape Ecology. 7.1. Landscape Ethics and Sustainability. 7.2. 'Leitbilder' for Landscape Development. 7.3. Landscape Planning. 7.4. Environmental Impact Assessment. 7.5. Farming and the Landscape: Structures of Organic and Conventional Farms. 7.6. Tourism and the Landscape: A Mutual Relationship. 7.7. Nature Conservation. 7.8. Historical Landscapes and Landscape Elements. 7.9. Sustainable Develiopment of Cities and Urban Regions. 7.10. Urban Ecology. 7.11. Restoriation Ecology. 7.12. Participation of Different Actors in a Landscape. References. Glossary. Index.