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Title

Measuring landscapes : a planner's handbook / André Botequilha Leitão [and others].

Publication

Washington, DC : Island Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Additional Authors

Leitão, Andre Botequilha.

Description

xxiii, 245 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 23 cm

Summary

"Measuring Landscapes introduces a powerful set of concepts and tools, known as landscape metrics, for making conservation and development decisions. These metrics include: patch richness, class area proportion, mean patch size, radius of gyration, contagion, edge contrast, proximity, among others. Taken together, they measure a landscape's structure, form, and change over time, and bring solid scientific data to land use decisions. Measuring Landscapes thus serves to bridge the gap between scientists who study the health of landscapes and the planners and conservationists working to create livable places and environmentally sound habitats. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Landscape ecology
• Land use > Planning
• Sustainable development
• Ecological landscape design

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index.

Contents

1. Landscape Ecology: A Spatial and Human-Oriented Ecology -- 1.1. Foundations of Landscape Ecology -- 1.2. A Landscape Perspective -- 1.3. Main Characteristics of Landscape Ecology -- 1.3.1. Landscape Structure -- 1.3.2. Landscape Function -- 1.3.3. Relationships Between Landscape Structure and Function -- 1.3.4. Landscape Change -- 1.4. Quantifying Landscape Structure -- 1.4.1. What Are Landscape Metrics? -- 1.4.2. Patch, Class, and Landscape-Level Metrics -- 1.4.3. Variability -- 1.4.4. Computing Landscape Metrics -- 2. Planning the Landscape: A Spatial Ecological Approach -- 2.1. Planning and Landscape Ecology -- 2.1.1. Single-Purpose Planning -- 2.1.2. Going Beyond Single - Purpose Planning -- 2.1.3. Applying Scientific Principles in Planning -- 2.2. Planning Landscape Resources -- 2.2.1. Abiotic Resources (Water) -- 2.2.2. Biotic Resources (Wildlife and Biodiversity) -- 2.2.3. Cultural Resources (Housing and Recreation) -- 2.3. A Method of Planning for Sustainability -- 2.4. Applying Landscape Metrics in Planning -- 2.4.1. The Role of Landscape Metrics Applied to Planning -- 2.4.2. Selecting a Core Set of Landscape Metrics for Planning Applications -- 2.4.3. Use and Limitations of Applying Landscape Metrics to Planning -- 3. The Selected Set of Landscape Metrics -- 3.1. Patch Richness (PR) -- 3.1.1. Concept -- 3.1.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.1.3. Applications -- 3.1.4. Limitations -- 3.1.5. Recommendations -- 3.1.6. Related Metrics -- 3.1.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.2. Class Area Proportion (CAP) -- 3.2.1. Concept -- 3.2.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.2.3. Applications -- 3.2.4. Limitations -- 3.2.5. Recommendations -- 3.2.6. Related Metrics -- 3.2.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.3. Patch Number (PN) and Patch Density (PD) -- 3.3.1. Concept -- 3.3.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.3.3. Applications -- 3.3.4. Limitations -- 3.3.5. Recommendations -- 3.3.6. Related Metrics -- 3.3.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.4. Mean Patch Size (AreaM̲N, AreaA̲M) -- 3.4.1. Concept -- 3.4.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.4.3. Applications -- 3.4.4. Limitations -- 3.4.5. Recommendations -- 3.4.6. Related Metrics -- 3.4.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.5. Shape (SHAPE) -- 3.5.1. Concept -- 3.5.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.5.3. Applications -- 3.5.4. Limitations -- 3.5.5. Recommendations -- 3.5.6. Related Metrics -- 3.5.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.6. Radius of Gyration (GYRATE) -- 3.6.1. Concept -- 3.6.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.6.3. Applications -- 3.6.4. Limitations -- 3.6.5. Recommendations -- 3.6.6. Related Metrics -- 3.6.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.7. Contagion (CONTAG) -- 3.7.1. Concept -- 3.7.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.7.3. Applications -- 3.7.4. Limitations -- 3.7.5. Recommendations -- 3.7.6. Related Metrics -- 3.7.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.8. Edge Contrast (ECON) -- 3.8.1. Concept -- 3.8.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.8.3. Applications -- 3.8.4. Limitations -- 3.8.5. Recommendations -- 3.8.6. Related Metrics -- 3.8.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.9. Euclidean Nearest Neighbor Distance (ENN) -- 3.9.1. Concept -- 3.9.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.9.3. Applications -- 3.9.4. Limitations -- 3.9.5. Recommendations -- 3.9.6. Related Metrics -- 3.9.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 3.10. Proximity (PROX) -- 3.10.1. Concept -- 3.10.2. Metric Equation and Calculation -- 3.10.3. Applications -- 3.10.4. Limitations -- 3.10.5. Recommendations -- 3.10.6. Related Metrics -- 3.10.7. Selected References for Further Reading -- 4. Applications of Landscape Metrics in Planning and Management -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The Study Area -- 4.3. Data and Methods -- 4.4. Applications of Landscape Metrics -- 4.4.1. Landscape Focus -- 4.4.2. Landscape Analysis -- 4.4.3. Landscape Diagnosis -- 4.4.4. Landscape Prognosis -- 4.4.5. Landscape Sinteresis -- 5. Recommendations on the Use of Landscape Metrics to Support the Planning of Sustainable Landscapes.

ISBN

1559638990 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2005031586
• 9781559638999

OCLC

• ocm62281740
• SCSB-9260332

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries