Ebook: Land and its Uses — Actual and Potential: An Environmental Appraisal

During its existence the Ecosciences Panel of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was constantly concerned with (i) the communic­ ation gap between the generators of ecological/environmental infor­ mation and those who use it and (ii) the narrow interpretation of 'environmental' which too frequently was taken as being synonymous with pollution. Because of this concern, and because the panel recognised that land-use is perhaps the overriding facet of environmental policy it was decided to arrange the Seminar recorded in this volume :- Land and its Uses : Actual and Potential An Environmental Appraisal The development of this Seminar was chaired by Professor F. T. Last who was enthusiastically supported by B. G. Bell (U.K.), Drs S. Bie (Norway), 0. W. Heal (U.K.), R. Herrmann (Federal Republic of Germany), M.C.B.Hotz (formerly of NATO, Belgium, but now in Canada), L. Munn (Canada) and N. Yassoglou (Greece). Together, they decided that the participants should include (i) planners/decision­ makers and (ii) scientists generating ecological/environmental infor­ mation, in the hope that they would gain a better understanding of each others problems and attitudes and as a result identify how information can be prepared in a more usable form.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Planning and the Physical Environment....Pages 5-13
Planned Urban Unit Development: A Case Study: Louvain-la-Neuve....Pages 15-23
Fragmentation of Land - Rural and Urban: A Major Problem of South European Mediterranean Countries....Pages 25-43
Commentary: Urban Planning....Pages 45-47
Geology and Land-Use: The Production of ‘Environmentally’ Orientated Maps for Decision-Makers....Pages 51-71
Commentary: Geology....Pages 73-74
The Formation and Properties of Soils....Pages 77-88
Classification and Maps of Soils and their Interpretation for Planners....Pages 89-108
Soil Requirements for Forestry....Pages 109-123
Tropical Forest Soils....Pages 125-135
Principal Features of the Formation of Hill Land Soils, their Management and Capability in Cool, Moist, Temperate Climates....Pages 137-165
Soils in Arid Areas - Management and Characteristics....Pages 167-172
Commentary : Soils....Pages 173-175
Assessment and Management of Water Resources....Pages 179-192
Some Examples of Land and Water Use Planning in British Columbia, Canada....Pages 193-211
Water in Arid Areas - Basic Facts and Examples of Environmental Implications, Supply and Conservation....Pages 213-237
Biological Aspects of Freshwater Resources....Pages 239-251
Commentary: Water Resources....Pages 253-255
Rationales for Conservation....Pages 259-288
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Conservation Planning in a Checkerboard World: The Problem of Size of Natural Areas....Pages 289-301
Impacts of Changing Land-Use Particularly in Central Europe....Pages 303-313
Nature and Landscape Planning in a Rapidly Changing Region....Pages 315-328
Towards Better Land Use - The Role Of Geographers....Pages 329-332
Landscape Ecology as the Scientific Basis for Holistic Land Appraisal, Planning and Management....Pages 333-350
Commentary: Conservation/Landscape....Pages 351-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Monitoring, Optimizing and Predicting Impacts from Multi-Source Spatial Data....Pages 357-364
Land Classification in Relation to Physical Planning....Pages 365-375
Land Classification Systems in Practical Planning: A Norwegian Perspective....Pages 377-389
The Canada Land Inventory....Pages 391-406
An Ecological Classification of Land - Its Application to Planning in the Highland Region, Scotland....Pages 407-426
Orientations of Land Use Maps....Pages 427-432
Commentary: Land Classification....Pages 433-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Ecological Land Survey as Basis for Land Resource Planning and Management in Canada....Pages 437-452
Measuring the Standing Crop of Intertidal Seaweeds by Remote Sensing....Pages 453-456
Remote Sensing and Other Methods for Collecting Data....Pages 457-471
Numerical Picture Treatment of Remote Sensing Imaging Systems for the Evaluation of Oil Spills....Pages 473-477
Commentary: Remote Sensing....Pages 479-480
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
The National Environmental Survey of the Netherlands: A Case Study....Pages 483-489
The Zuiderzee Polders in the Netherlands: Economic and Environmental Assessments during their Early Stages of Planning....Pages 491-508
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
Development of the Markerwaard Area: A Study in Conflict....Pages 509-522
Nepal: Its Land and its Uses....Pages 523-534
Rural Land Use Information Systems: A Pilot Project in Fife, Scotland....Pages 535-551
Land Use - Actual and Potential in Central Scotland: a Tour to Pose the Problems....Pages 553-565
Commentary: Case Studies....Pages 567-569
Epilogue....Pages 571-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-597

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Planning and the Physical Environment....Pages 5-13
Planned Urban Unit Development: A Case Study: Louvain-la-Neuve....Pages 15-23
Fragmentation of Land - Rural and Urban: A Major Problem of South European Mediterranean Countries....Pages 25-43
Commentary: Urban Planning....Pages 45-47
Geology and Land-Use: The Production of ‘Environmentally’ Orientated Maps for Decision-Makers....Pages 51-71
Commentary: Geology....Pages 73-74
The Formation and Properties of Soils....Pages 77-88
Classification and Maps of Soils and their Interpretation for Planners....Pages 89-108
Soil Requirements for Forestry....Pages 109-123
Tropical Forest Soils....Pages 125-135
Principal Features of the Formation of Hill Land Soils, their Management and Capability in Cool, Moist, Temperate Climates....Pages 137-165
Soils in Arid Areas - Management and Characteristics....Pages 167-172
Commentary : Soils....Pages 173-175
Assessment and Management of Water Resources....Pages 179-192
Some Examples of Land and Water Use Planning in British Columbia, Canada....Pages 193-211
Water in Arid Areas - Basic Facts and Examples of Environmental Implications, Supply and Conservation....Pages 213-237
Biological Aspects of Freshwater Resources....Pages 239-251
Commentary: Water Resources....Pages 253-255
Rationales for Conservation....Pages 259-288
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Conservation Planning in a Checkerboard World: The Problem of Size of Natural Areas....Pages 289-301
Impacts of Changing Land-Use Particularly in Central Europe....Pages 303-313
Nature and Landscape Planning in a Rapidly Changing Region....Pages 315-328
Towards Better Land Use - The Role Of Geographers....Pages 329-332
Landscape Ecology as the Scientific Basis for Holistic Land Appraisal, Planning and Management....Pages 333-350
Commentary: Conservation/Landscape....Pages 351-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Monitoring, Optimizing and Predicting Impacts from Multi-Source Spatial Data....Pages 357-364
Land Classification in Relation to Physical Planning....Pages 365-375
Land Classification Systems in Practical Planning: A Norwegian Perspective....Pages 377-389
The Canada Land Inventory....Pages 391-406
An Ecological Classification of Land - Its Application to Planning in the Highland Region, Scotland....Pages 407-426
Orientations of Land Use Maps....Pages 427-432
Commentary: Land Classification....Pages 433-434
Front Matter....Pages 435-435
Ecological Land Survey as Basis for Land Resource Planning and Management in Canada....Pages 437-452
Measuring the Standing Crop of Intertidal Seaweeds by Remote Sensing....Pages 453-456
Remote Sensing and Other Methods for Collecting Data....Pages 457-471
Numerical Picture Treatment of Remote Sensing Imaging Systems for the Evaluation of Oil Spills....Pages 473-477
Commentary: Remote Sensing....Pages 479-480
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
The National Environmental Survey of the Netherlands: A Case Study....Pages 483-489
The Zuiderzee Polders in the Netherlands: Economic and Environmental Assessments during their Early Stages of Planning....Pages 491-508
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
Development of the Markerwaard Area: A Study in Conflict....Pages 509-522
Nepal: Its Land and its Uses....Pages 523-534
Rural Land Use Information Systems: A Pilot Project in Fife, Scotland....Pages 535-551
Land Use - Actual and Potential in Central Scotland: a Tour to Pose the Problems....Pages 553-565
Commentary: Case Studies....Pages 567-569
Epilogue....Pages 571-577
Back Matter....Pages 579-597
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