European school of landscape ecology Roots in Central and Eastern Europe geographers Roots in Central and Eastern Europe geographers Term coined by Carl Troll (1939) Term coined by Carl Troll (1939) Focus on people Focus on people Mostly descriptive, narrative-based Mostly descriptive, narrative-based

Allerton Park Workshop

Landscape- definitions “a heterogeneous area composed of a cluster of interacting ecosystems that is repeated in similar form throughout” – Forman “a heterogeneous area composed of a cluster of interacting ecosystems that is repeated in similar form throughout” – Forman “Area that is spatially heterogeneous in one factor of interest”- Turner et al. “Area that is spatially heterogeneous in one factor of interest”- Turner et al.

What is the scale of a landscape?

What’s it good for?