Defining the spatial extent of mountain areas has long been a challenge.In the present century,the availability of digital elevation models(DEMs)incorporated into geographic information systems(GIS)has allowed the def...Defining the spatial extent of mountain areas has long been a challenge.In the present century,the availability of digital elevation models(DEMs)incorporated into geographic information systems(GIS)has allowed the definition of mountain areas based on topographic and other criteria.This paper presents the various delineations of mountains that have been prepared at three scales–global,regional(Europe),and national–and explores the reasons and processes leading to these delineations,and how they have been used.A detailed case study is then presented for Norway.Overall,two types of approaches to mapping mountains have been taken:first,considering mountains per se,based on elevation and/or topography;second,considering them among other categories,e.g.,landforms or biogeographical,environmental or landscape zones.All attempts to map mountain areas derive essentially from the objectives of those commissioning and/or undertaking the work;a unitary definition remains unlikely.展开更多
The article Mapping mountain areas:learning from Global,European and Norwegian perspectives,written by Martin F.PRICE,Tor ARNESEN,Erik GL0ERSEN and Marc J.METZGER,was originally erroneously published electronically on...The article Mapping mountain areas:learning from Global,European and Norwegian perspectives,written by Martin F.PRICE,Tor ARNESEN,Erik GL0ERSEN and Marc J.METZGER,was originally erroneously published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal(currently SpringerLink)on May 21st 2018 without open access.展开更多
文摘Defining the spatial extent of mountain areas has long been a challenge.In the present century,the availability of digital elevation models(DEMs)incorporated into geographic information systems(GIS)has allowed the definition of mountain areas based on topographic and other criteria.This paper presents the various delineations of mountains that have been prepared at three scales–global,regional(Europe),and national–and explores the reasons and processes leading to these delineations,and how they have been used.A detailed case study is then presented for Norway.Overall,two types of approaches to mapping mountains have been taken:first,considering mountains per se,based on elevation and/or topography;second,considering them among other categories,e.g.,landforms or biogeographical,environmental or landscape zones.All attempts to map mountain areas derive essentially from the objectives of those commissioning and/or undertaking the work;a unitary definition remains unlikely.
文摘The article Mapping mountain areas:learning from Global,European and Norwegian perspectives,written by Martin F.PRICE,Tor ARNESEN,Erik GL0ERSEN and Marc J.METZGER,was originally erroneously published electronically on the publisher’s internet portal(currently SpringerLink)on May 21st 2018 without open access.
