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spaces (neighbourhood, villages);
2) riparian system restoration (surface and subsurface
hydrological system)
3) vernacular features landscape utilised and seminatural
landscape incorporated;
4) role of local stakeholders (council concerned, farmers,
recreation and environmental organisations,
contracts) involved in the design and maintenance of
landscape projects;
5) diversity of recreational activities (public spaces and
no motorized network created) [3];
6) maintenance criteria (differential management);
7) Public and biodiversity monitoring (inventories, conflicts,
public preferences demanding).
Conclusions
An interesting literature of scientific authors and international
organisations publications has confirmed the
benefices of landscape connectivity to improve environment
conditions for humans and nature evolution in
urban regions. The landscape connectivity of ecological
networks is becoming a criteria for urban regions planning
as we have seen in the cases analysed. New local
projects of ecological networks are changing periurban
landscapes giving more spaces for nature and human
needs. The studies on urban ecological networks being
presently carried out could become the scientific base to
be applied to countries where there is no or little experience
in this field. It is well known that cities in Latin
America countries, especially in Conosur countries, are
growing chaotically, and ecological networks to protect
nature and improve landscape conditions for human enjoyment
and socio-cultural relationship play nowadays no
role whatsoever. The reality is that the natural patrimony
of the periurban territories is disappearing rapidly in
many Latin American cities and metropolis like Santiago
de Chile and Temuco. In this context, it is paramount and
urgent to elaborate a definition of a “social need” for wildlife
and nature, which must eventually become enshrined
in local legislations. “No less important is the need to design
comprehensive and integrated conservation plans,
as well as a better use of adaptive management ”(Adams
2005, p 151) for society and for biodiversity. To promote
the benefits of political programs to develop ecological
networking on the ground, will most definitely contribute
to improve landscape and environment conditions for
human and nature evolution.
Endnotes
[1] Hydrological system: river continuum, or riparian zone that
contains by definition, the zone of intersection of the surface and
subsurface hydrological systems. (Visible and visible water course)
[2] The wildlife ecology it’s a new disciple , It’s mentioned in
Adams 2005 article where he expose the international programs
and activities evolution from 1912.
[3] In this matrix, the multiple possibilities of usages has been
classified in 8 sections: pedestrian, equestrian, motorized, farmers
activities and services, aquatics, air, animalistic, cultural and
artistic.
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