Front Matter ....Pages i-xx
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Territory and/or Scenery: Concepts and Prospects of Western Landscape Research (Marc Antrop, Veerle Van Eetvelde)....Pages 3-39
Landscape Concept in History of Russian (Soviet) Geography (Nikolai M. Dronin, John M. Francis)....Pages 41-62
Landscape Ecology Culture and Some Principles of Sustainable Nature Use (Lev K. Kazakov)....Pages 63-82
Landscape Science for Natural Resource Management in a Globalised World (Guy M. Robinson)....Pages 83-104
Landscapes, Their Exploration and Utilisation: Status and Trends of Landscape Research (Lothar Mueller, Frank Eulenstein, Wilfried Mirschel, Marc Antrop, Michael Jones, Blair M. McKenzie et al.)....Pages 105-164
Front Matter ....Pages 165-165
Concepts and Measures for Maintaining Wilderness and Landscape Biodiversity in the Anthropocene (Vladimir Bocharnikov)....Pages 167-190
Towards an Interdisciplinary Understanding of Landscape Qualities: Wilderness, Tranquillity and Dark Skies (Flurina M. Wartmann, William A. Mackaness, Nicole Bauer, Janine Bolliger, Felix Kienast)....Pages 191-220
Tools for Landscape Science: Theory, Models and Data (Marcel van Oijen)....Pages 221-232
Analyzing Vegetation–Soil–Topography Relationships of Landscapes: A Multiscale Geosystem Approach and Its Application (Alexander V. Khoroshev)....Pages 233-251
Ecosystem Services of Russian Landscapes (Elena Bukvareva, Dmitry Zamolodchikov, Karsten Grunewald)....Pages 253-285
Citizen and Landscape Governance (Denis Couvet)....Pages 287-302
Learning Landscape Approach Through Evaluation: Opportunities for Pan-European Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (Per Angelstam, Michael Manton, Fatima Cruz, Mariia Fedoriak, Yurij Pautov)....Pages 303-319
Regenerative Landscape Development: A Transformational Methodology for Thrivability of Landscapes (Leah V. Gibbons)....Pages 321-338
The iCASS Platform: Nine Principles for Landscape Conservation Design (Robert M. Campellone, Kristina M. Chouinard, Nicholas A. Fisichelli, John A. Gallo, Joseph R. Lujan, Ronald J. McCormick et al.)....Pages 339-365
Long-Term Experiences with the Action “Soil of the Year” in Germany (Monika Frielinghaus, Gerhard Milbert)....Pages 367-379
A Framework to Connect Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning Research to Habitat Fragmentation (Jiajia Liu, Lionel Hertzog, Guang Hu, Kris Verheyen, Mingjian Yu)....Pages 381-394
Basic Principles of Sustainable Land Use Management (Zita Izakovičová, László Miklós, Jana Špulerová)....Pages 395-423
Front Matter ....Pages 425-425
Impacts on Landscapes, Biodiversity and the Environment: Methods of Assessment and Compensation (Valery V. Kravchenko)....Pages 427-454
Assessing the Ecological Status in Regions of Russia and Neighbouring Countries (Viktoria R. Bityukova)....Pages 455-466
Planning Tools for the Protection of the Natural and Cultural Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean Area (Maria Gabriella Trovato, Dana Ali)....Pages 467-486
Assessment and Management of Suburbanization Pressure on Landscape in the Munich Region (Johannes Gnaedinger, Cristina Mattos, Tanja Fugiel, Joerg Schaller)....Pages 487-496
Gradient Analysis and Surface Metrics for Landscape Ecology (Peter J. Kedron, Amy E. Frazier)....Pages 497-517
Front Matter ....Pages 519-519
Landscape Character and Ecosystem Services Assessment: A Case Study from India (Debbie Bartlett, Sarah Milliken)....Pages 521-543
Landscape-Ecological Conditions and Conflicts of Environmental Management in the Arctic Zone of Russia (Alexander Evseev, Tatiana Krasovskaya)....Pages 545-558
Vegetation Monitoring on Quarries in the Russian Far North as a Basis for Creating Models and Analyzing Trends of Landscape Processes (Olga I. Sumina, Elena M. Koptseva)....Pages 559-578
The Eddy-Covariance Method and Its Application from the Volga Steppe Region to Eastern Siberia (Thomas Foken, Mikhail Strunin, Mathias Göckede)....Pages 579-598
In Situ and Remote Water Monitoring in Central Asia—The Central Asian Water (CAWa) Network (Tilo Schöne, Alexander Zubovich, Cornelia Zech, Julia Illigner, Azamat Sharshebaev, Dmitry Mandychev et al.)....Pages 599-610
Peatland Science and Conservation: Contributions of the Greifswald Mire Centre, Germany (Greta Gaudig, Franziska Tanneberger)....Pages 611-629
Agricultural Land Conversion and Food Policy in Indonesia: Historical Linkages, Current Challenges, and Future Directions (Mohammad Rondhi, Pravitasari Anjar Pratiwi, Vivi Trisna Handini, Aryo Fajar Sunartomo, Subhan Arif Budiman)....Pages 631-664
The Role of Natura 2000 at Maintaining Dynamic Landscapes in Europe Over the Last Two Decades: Implications for Conservation (Virgilio Hermoso, Alejandra Morán-Ordóñez, Lluís Brotons)....Pages 665-680