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Purism Scale Approach for Wilderness Mapping in Iceland
2016Coincident with increased utilization of the Icelandic highlands, its image as a unique and pristine wilderness is gradually changing. People’s perception of wilderness is influenced by a number of factors relating to their culture and socio-economic background.
Rannveig Ólafsdóttir +2 more
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Mapping multiple perceptions of wilderness in southern New Zealand
Applied Geography, 1993Abstract New Zealand's wilderness areas are coming under increased pressure from both overseas and domestic tourists. At present, a limited number of Wilderness Areas are strictly defined in objective, physical terms, but a growing body of research suggests that wilderness conditions are perceived differently by different people.
A.D. Kliskey, G.W. Kearsley
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Mapping Wilderness - Introduction
2016Wilderness and wilderness definitions are complex and problematic and therefore present particular difficulties for mapping and GIS, both of which depend largely on carefully defined attributes and discrete criteria. The rationale for mapping wilderness is described and our interest in the topic justified in terms of wilderness protection, conservation,
Carver, S. J., Fritz, S.
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Mapinwild: A Dataset for Global Wilderness Mapping
IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2022Burak Ekim, Michael Schmitt 0003
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Mapping Wilderness - Concluding Remarks
2016Global estimates of wilderness reserves have declined rapidly over the last 300 years, largely due to human population growth and demand for food and resources. And human population, now at seven billion people looks set to rise further still to nine billion or more by 2100.
Carver, S. J., Fritz, S.
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Mapping Wilderness: Concepts, Techniques and Applications
2016This volume gives a comprehensive overview of wilderness mapping, and in doing so covers the conceptual and philosophical foundations, techniques and methodological approaches, and applications at a variety of spatial scale. The Editors have brought together a range of contributors who are both experts in their field and cuting-edge thinkers in the ...
Carver, S.J., Fritz, S.
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Remote Mapping in Alaska's Wilderness: Accessing Resources in the Last Frontier
GEOSTRATA Magazine, 2017The rich, natural resources of Alaska have long been the focus of many pioneers seeking fortune in the Last Frontier. As captured in historical images of dedicated Klondike Gold Rush miners seeking their fortunes via the Chilkoot Trail, or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructing the famous Alaska Highway, often the biggest challenge is getting ...
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Addressing Weak Legal Protection of Wilderness: Deliberate Choices and Drawing Lines on the Map
2016Wilderness areas are characterized by a relatively high degree of naturalness, the absence of proof of modern human society (e.g., roads, buildings, bridges, motorized transportation) and a relatively large size (IUCN 2008). Worldwide, wilderness areas are becoming more scarce and this article focuses on the role of law in protecting such areas.
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Mapping wilderness character in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
2017James Tricker +4 more
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