A Geographic Perspective of Cuban Landscapes

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Gebelein, Jennifer (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Σειρά: Landscape Series, 15
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Geography.; Remote sensing.; Physical geography.; Landscape ecology.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Landscape Ecology.; Physical Geography.; Geography, general.; Environmental Management.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

Beginning in the era of the Spanish conquest and taking the reader right up to the present day, this book focuses on how the landscape of Cuba has changed and evolved into the environment we see today. It illustrates the range of factors – economic, political and cultural – that have determined Cuba...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Historical Background of Cuban Land Cover Change
• 2. Linking Causal Factors to Areas of Highest Change
• 3. Governmental Organization and Control over Environmental Policies
• 4. Establishment and Description of Current Park/Protected Areas System
• 5. Technological Development as It Relates to Assessment of Cuban Land Use and Land Cover
• 6. Governmental Organization and Control over Environmental Policies.