Green corridors in central Israel: A GIS analysis of alternative spatial configurations

Geography Research Forum

Volumn 22, Issue , 2002, Pages 110-135

  Cohen, Yafit ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Core areas; Ecological networks; GIS analysis; Green corridors; Human dominated landscapes; Landscape fragmentation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GIS; GREENSPACE; LAND USE PLANNING;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0036995939     PISSN: 03335275     EISSN: 24148725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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