Changes in landscape structure of "yatsu" valleys: A typical Japanese urban fringe landscape

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 261-270

  Fujihara, Michiro ^a   Hara, Keitarou ^b   Short, Kevin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerial photograph; GIS; Habitat; Land use; Traditional land management; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; CROPS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; WOODY PLANTS;

URBAN PLANNING;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; GIS; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; URBAN AREA;

BAMBOO; CITIES; ECOLOGY; FARM CROPS; FORESTRY; GIS;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; WORLD;

EID: 7444233245     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.10.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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