Measuring landscapes
a planner's handbook
Leitão, Andre Botequilha.
ebrary, Inc
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Electronic books.
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Washington, DC
Island Press
c2006
2006
monographic
eng
xxiii, 245 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Landscape ecology : a spatial and human-oriented ecology -- Foundations of landscape ecology -- A landscape perspective -- Main characteristics of landscape ecology -- Quantifying landscape structure -- Planning the landscape : a spatial ecological approach -- Planning and landscape ecology -- Planning landscape resources -- A method of planning for sustainability -- Applying landscape metrics in planning -- The selected set of landscape metrics -- Patch richness (PR) -- Class area proportion (CAP) -- Patch number (PN) and patch density (PD) -- Mean patch size (AREA-MN, AREA-AM) -- Shape (SHAPE) -- Radius of gyration (GYRATE) -- Contagion (CONTAG) -- Edge contrast (ECON) -- Euclidian nearest neighbor distance (ENN) -- Proximity (PROX) -- Applications of landscape metrics in planning and management -- Recommendations on the use of landscape metrics to support the planning of sustainable landscapes.
André Botequilha Leitão ... [et al.].
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Landscape ecology
Land use
Planning
Sustainable development
Ecological landscape design
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