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Integration in land research for Third World development planning: An applied aspect of landscape ecology

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In the practical application of landscape ecology to development planning it is essential that there be interdisciplinary collaboration. Three ways of developing this collaboration are discussed. These are (1) use of environmental concepts which directs specialists to focus on landscape interrelationships; (2) geomorphic differentiation to provide a common framework for analysis and (3) a unified methodology based on mathematical modelling, hypothesis testing, and application of statistical theory. Broader implications to policy and administration are also examined.

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Wright, R.L. Integration in land research for Third World development planning: An applied aspect of landscape ecology. Landscape Ecol 1, 107–117 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156232

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