Geografie 2024, 129, 145-158
https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie.2024.010
Landscape functions: Some methodological issues for urban planning from a case study of Mtskheta, Georgia
Nodar Elizbarashvili1
, Giorgi Meladze1, Tengiz Gordeziani2, Gela Sandodze1, Lado Grigolia1, Gocha Gudzuadze2
, Giorgi Meladze1, Tengiz Gordeziani2, Gela Sandodze1, Lado Grigolia1, Gocha Gudzuadze2
1Tbilisi State University, Department of Geography of Georgia and Landscape Planning, Tbilisi, Georgia
2Tbilisi State University, Department of Cartography and Geomorphology, Georgia
Received July 2023
Accepted March 2024
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