Reconstructing nineteenth century landscapes from historical maps—the Survey of Western Palestine as a case study

Landscape Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 360-379

  Schaffer, Gad ^a   Levin, Noam ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

aerial photos; GIS; historical maps; land cover; land use; Palestine

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; GIS; HISTORICAL CARTOGRAPHY; LAND COVER; LAND USE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; RECONSTRUCTION;

PALESTINE;

EID: 84961201049     PISSN: 01426397     EISSN: 14699710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01426397.2015.1078454     Document Type: Article

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