Coastal Towns in Transition: Local Perceptions of Landscape Change

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Green, Raymond James (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Θέματα: Geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Architecture.; Landscape architecture.; Landscape ecology.; Community psychology.; Environmental psychology.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Landscape Ecology.; Landscape Architecture.; Community and Environmental Psychology.; Architecture, general.

Many coastal areas around the world are experiencing dramatic landscape changes as a result of increased tourism development and the "sea change phenomenon" – the migration of affluent urbanites to small coastal towns seeking beautiful, natural surroundings. In response to these changes lo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Acknowledgements
• Preface
• 1. Introduction. 1.1 The Plight of Coastal Towns. 1.2 Community Responses. 1.3 Conserving Place Character. 1.4 Sustainable Development
• 2. Notions of Place Character. 2.1 What is Place Character? 2.2 Dimensions of Place Character. 2.3 The Validity of Theoretical Propositions
• 3. Methodological Considerations. 3.1 Perceptions of Environmental Quality. 3.2 Assessing Perceptions of Place Character. 3.3 Studies Along Australia’s Great Ocean Road
• 4. Community Perceptions of Place Character. 4. 1 Introduction. 4.2 Place Character Features. 4.3 Categorization of Character Features. 4.4 Neighborhood Character. 4.5 Conclusions
• 5. Conserving Town Character. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Examples. 5.3 Summary
• 6. Facing Future Challenges. 6.1 Assessing and Managing Responses to Change. 6.2 Changing Place Character in the Face of Climate Change
• References.-.