Landscape continuity analysis: A new approach to conservation planning in Israel

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-64

  Levin, Noam ^a,b   Lahav, Hava ^b   Ramon, Uri ^b   Heller, Ayelet ^b   Nizry, Guy ^b   Tsoar, Asaf ^b   Sagi, Yoav ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation planning; Fragmentation; Geographic information systems; Israel; Landscape continuity analysis

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; GRID CELLS; LANDSCAPE CONTINUITY ANALYSIS; NATURAL AREAS;

URBAN PLANNING;

CONSERVATION PLANNING; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33751417587     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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