00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.850807 CaOODSP 20221107154236 cr ||||||||||| 180126s1993 quca||||o f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- En107-3/9-1993E-PDF Couturier, Andrew R. Cumulative effects in rural land planning [electronic resource] / Andrew R. Couturier. [Hull, Quebec] : Canadian Environmental Assessment Research Council, 1993. v, 50 p. : ill. Cover title. "December 1993." Digitized edition from print [produced by Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency]. Includes bibliographic references. "Natural areas are important components of the environment. At the landscape scale, the size and spatial configuration of these vegetated areas are well established indicators of their well-being. Over time, natural areas expand and contract in response to human land use activities, usually in an incremental manner. These processes of cumulative change, especially over longer time frames, are poorly understood. There is an opportunity to apply emerging frameworks and methodologies for cumulative effects assessment to the issue of natural area changes. The purpose of this report is to document cumulative effects of land use activities on natural areas in a region of southern Ontario. ..."--Abstract, p. v. Includes abstract in French. gccst Environmental impact gccst Land management Canada. Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency. PDF 713 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/acee-ceaa/En107-3-9-1993-eng.pdf