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| 期刊全稱 | A Geographic Perspective of Cuban Landscapes |  | 影響因子2023 | Jennifer Gebelein |  | 視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/141/140865/140865.mp4 |  | 發(fā)行地址 | New satellite imagery and GIS data from Cuba presented as land-use maps.Novel approach, combining historical and modern analysis to correlate land use patterns with socio-economic factors.Interdiscipl |  | 學(xué)科分類 | Landscape Series |  | 圖書封面 |  |  | 影響因子 | .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 The text uses historical documents, fieldwork, Geographic Information System (GIS) data and remotely-sensed satellite imagery to detail Cuba’s extensive land-use history as well as its potential future..The author goes further to analyze the manner, speed and methods of landscape change, and examines the historical context and governing agendas that have had an impact on the relationship between Cuba’s inhabitants and their island. Gebelein also assesses the key role played by agricultural production in the framework of international trade required to sustain Cuba’s people and its economy. The book concludes with a review of current efforts by Cuban and other research scientists, as well as private investors, conservation manage |  | Pindex | Book 2012 | 
 
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