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Landscapes—Structure, Functions, and Development Trends (On the Example of Landscapes of Georgia)
Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 1 Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 2 Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 3 Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 4 Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 5 Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
- 6 Department of Regional Geography and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Open Journal of Ecology·Volume 12 (2022)·Pages 81–93·Published 12 January 2022·DOI10.4236/oje.2022.121005
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Abstract
The article discusses the peculiarities of landscape geography development, types of landscape structure and their types, the essence of cultural landscape and its types, landscape functions and peculiarities of their definition, the main tasks and challenges of using and managing Georgian landscapes.
KeywordsGeographyLandscape StructureLandscape FunctionLandscape PlanningClimate Change
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