A GIS model for mapping spatial patterns and distribution of wild land in Scotland

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 395-409

  Carver, Steve ^a   Comber, Alexis ^b   McMorran, Rob ^c   Nutter, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Landscape character; Protected areas; Scotland; Wildness

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; MAPPING; QUALITY CONTROL;

FUTURE APPLICATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION DATA; LANDSCAPE CHARACTERS; MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATION; PLANNING POLICIES; PROTECTED AREAS; SCOTLAND; WILDNESS;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ARTIFACT; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GIS; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; NATIONAL PARK; PROTECTED AREA; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL VARIATION; TERRAIN; WILDERNESS AREA;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84855545551     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.11.016     Document Type: Article

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