Modeling of Land-Use and Ecological Dynamics
As cities are rapidly expanding and encroaching into agricultural and natural areas, a question of primary concern is how this expansion affects surrounding agriculture and natural landscapes. This book presents a wide spectrum of both theoretical and empirical approaches to simulation and assessmen...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2013, 2013
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2013 |
Series: | Cities and Nature
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | As cities are rapidly expanding and encroaching into agricultural and natural areas, a question of primary concern is how this expansion affects surrounding agriculture and natural landscapes. This book presents a wide spectrum of both theoretical and empirical approaches to simulation and assessment of landscape dynamics. The first part presents state-of-the-art modelling approaches pertaining to land-use changes entailed by the urban sprawl, at different spatial resolutions and temporal time scales. The second part is dedicated to case studies of the effects and consequences of the emerging urban-agriculture open space patterns |
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Physical Description: | VII, 193 p. 66 illus., 14 illus. in color online resource |
ISBN: | 9783642401992 |