Landscapes in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Future and the Past

• Main Author: Vogiatzakis, Ioannis N. (auth)
• Other Authors: Abu-Jaber, Nizar (auth), Trovato, Maria Gabriella (auth), Terkenli, Theano S. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Geography; n/a; landscape archaeology; Cyprus; Landscape Character Assessment (LCA); Eastern Mediterranean; Land Description Units; stakeholders' analysis; UK; local authority; ancient sanctuaries; East Med landscape; Twain-born Border Lord; Landscape Decision Support System; mapping; topography; Byzantine landscape and garden art; economy; LCA; classification; churches; Arabic-speaking; participatory; Landscape Risk Assessment Model; landforms; GIS; planning; typology; Greek-speaking; public realm; landscape changes; sacred space; comparative study; urban environment; ideology; political power; Arabic landscape and garden art; cultural sustainability; historical maps; religion; rural land; multi-functional landscapes; Lebanon; Mediterranean; geographical information system; spatial distributions; Land Description Unit (LDU); political sustainability; landscape; landscape character assessment; governance
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Landscapes have long been viewed as 'multifunctional', integrating ecological, economic, sociocultural, historical, and aesthetic dimensions. Landscape science and public awareness in Europe have been progressing in leaps and bounds. The challenges involved in landscape-related issues and...