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Robert G. Bailey - Ecoregion-based Design for Sustainability - 9780387954295 - V9780387954295
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Ecoregion-based Design for Sustainability

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Description for Ecoregion-based Design for Sustainability Hardback. Fully illustrated with color diagrams and maps. This title includes a Glossary to define terms which may be unfamiliar to professionals working in this cross-disciplinary field. It presents a modified approach to land management and conservation in a non-technical and engaging manner. Num Pages: 223 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNU; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 640.
This book completes Robert G. Bailey's celebrated study of ecoregions, begun in the landmark Ecosystem Geography (1996) and further articulated in Ecoregions (1998). In this third installment, the author expands his system for defining large-scale ecological zones to encompass principles of land management, regional planning, and design. In an engaging, non-technical discussion, he shows how larger patterns and processes that characterize a region - its climate, topography, soils, vegetation, fauna, and human culture - provide essential keys to the sustainability of ecosystems. Ecoregion-Based Design for Sustainability will be welcomed by land and resource managers, landscape architects and urban planners, ecologists, ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
223
Condition
New
Number of Pages
223
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387954295
SKU
V9780387954295
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

Reviews for Ecoregion-based Design for Sustainability
From the reviews: "The book moves well beyond classical ecology and links with environmental sustainability. … The illustrations and examples Baily uses in this discussion are both persuasive and diverse. … The appendices give useful information. Those not acquainted with the subject will benefit from these sections. Overall, the book is a ‘good read’, which ... Read more

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