The construction of the urban ecological network has a comprehensive effect on urban
aesthetics, society and economy, and provides the driving force for urban sustainable …

Background With the increasing fragmentation of landscape induced by rapid urbanization,
the construction of ecological networks is of great significance to alleviate the degradation of …

Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical
experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with …

Including greenery in human settlements is a tradition deeply rooted in antiquity, with
diverse expressions. Realization of the green city ideal has changed with prevailing social …

This paper presents a geographic information system (GIS)-based multi-criteria decision
making approach for forest conservation planning at a landscape scale. This approach …

Urban–rural landscape planning research is nowadays focusing on strategies and tools that
support practitioners to design local areas where human and natural pressures interfere. A …

Conservation networks, such as the European Natura 2000, are sets of designated reserves,
the persistence of which requires the contribution of the non-protected territory in terms of …

Rapid urbanization resulted in widespread urban expansion and the fragmentation and
isolation of large-scale ecological sources. Ecological sustainability has propelled the …

To achieve a sustainable development, impacts on biodiversity of urbanisation, new
infrastructure projects and other land use changes must be considered on landscape and …

Landscape corridors are narrow strips of land that differ from the matrix on either side. In
addition to providing connectivity between fragmented landscapes, these corridors serve …