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Measuring Landscapes:

A Planner's Handbook
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This practical handbook bridges the gap between those scientists who study landscapes and the planners and conservationists who must then decide how best to preserve and build environmentally-sound habitats. Until now, only a small portion of the relevant science has influenced the decision-making arenas where the future of our landscapes is debated and decided. The authors explain specific tools and concepts to measure a landscape's structure, form, and change over time. Metrics studied include patch richness, class area proportion, patch number and density, mean patch size, shape, radius of gyration, contagion, edge contrast, nearest neighbor distance, and proximity. These measures will help planners and conservationists make better land use decisions for the future.
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
 
Chapter 1. Landscape Ecology: A Spatial and Human-Oriented Ecology
Chapter 2. Planning the Landscape: A Spatial Ecological Approach
Chapter 3. The Selected Set of Landscape Metrics
Chapter 4. Applications of Landscape Metrics in Planning and Management
Chapter 5. Recommendations on the Use of Landscape Metrics to Support the Planning of Sustainable Landscapes
 
Glossary
References
Author Bios
Index
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