TY - BOOK ID - 21944081 TI - Ecological landscape design and planning : the Mediterranean context AU - Makhzoumi, Jala AU - Pungetti, Gloria. PY - 1999 SN - 1138141704 1135809224 1280066954 9786610066957 020322325X 9780203223253 0419232508 9780419232506 0203277546 9780203277546 9781138141704 9781135809225 9781280066955 6610066957 9781135809171 9781135809218 1135809216 PB - London ; New York : E & FN Spon, DB - UniCat KW - Ecological landscape design. KW - Ecological landscape design KW - Regional planning KW - Land use KW - Environmental aspects. KW - Environmental aspects KW - Planning KW - Land KW - Land utilization KW - Use of land KW - Utilization of land KW - Regional development KW - State planning KW - Ecologically sound landscape design KW - Environmentally sound landscape design KW - Government policy KW - Economics KW - Land cover KW - Landscape assessment KW - NIMBY syndrome KW - Human settlements KW - City planning KW - Landscape protection KW - Applied ecology KW - Landscape design UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:21944081 AB - Based on both research and practical experience, Ecological Landscape Design and Planning offers a holistic methodological approach to landscape design and planning. It focuses on the scarcity of natural resources in the Mediterranean and the need to aim for long-term ecological stability and environmental sustainability. The principles of this approach, therefore, can be used as a theoretical foundation for holistic landscape research, creative ecological design and better sustainable practice development. ER -