GIS as a tool for assessing the influence of countryside designations and planning policies on landscape change

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 355-367

  Peccol, Elisabetta ^a   Bird, A Chris ^b   Brewer, Tim R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial photographs; Countryside designations; Geographic information systems; Landscape; Landscape change; Planning policies

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ANTENNAS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; LAND USE; PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT; PHOTOINTERPRETATION;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS; COUNTRYSIDE DESIGNATION; ENGLAND; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; LANDSCAPE CHANGES; LINEAR FEATURE; PLANNING POLICIES; POINT FEATURES; STUDY AREAS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; POLICY; REMOTE SENSING; TREE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; COUNTRYSIDE DESIGNATION; GIS; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE CLASSIFICATION; PLANNING POLICY; PLANNING TOOL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

UK, ENGLAND, BEDFORDSHIRE;

EID: 0030201296     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1996.0059     Document Type: Article

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