André Botequilha Leitão is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Planning at the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Resources (FERN), University of Algarve, Faro, and an investigator at the CVRM - Centro de Geo-Sistemas, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, both in Portugal.
Joseph Miller is in private practice as a landscape architect and ecologist with The Faux Group in Annapolis, Maryland, USA.
This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the relevant science has influenced the decision-making arenas where the future of our landscapes is debated and decided.
The authors explain specific tools and concepts to measure a landscape's structure, form, and change over time.