Description |
1 online resource (ix, 97 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
Series |
Landscape series, 1572-7742 ; v. 15 |
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Landscape series ; v. 15.
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Contents |
Historical background of Cuban land cover change -- Linking causal factors to areas of highest change -- Government organization and control over environmental policies -- Establishment and description of current park/protected areas system -- History of remote sensing and GIS as it relates to assessment of land use and land cover changes over time -- Cuban environment, the past, present and future |
Summary |
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's physical geography, and explores the shifting conservation measures which have been instituted in response to new methods in agriculture and land management. The text uses historical documents, fieldwork, Geographic Information System (GIS) data and remotely-sensed satellite imagery to detail Cub |
Analysis |
Life sciences |
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Remote sensing |
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Geography |
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Physical geography |
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Landscape ecology |
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Environmental management |
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Geography (general) |
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Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
In |
Springer eBooks |
Subject |
Landscapes -- Cuba
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Natural resources -- Cuba
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Land use -- Cuba
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Geography.
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Geography
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geography.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Geography
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Ecology
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Land use
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Landscapes
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Natural resources
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SUBJECT |
Cuba -- Environmental conditions
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Cuba |
Subject |
Cuba
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9789400724068 |
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9400724063 |
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