Modeling of Land-Use and Ecological Dynamics

Book Overview

Preface.- Introduction.- The Impact of Land-Use Policy on Urban Fringe Dynamics.- Long-Term Changes in Configuration of Agriculture and Natural Areas Around Cities in the Netherlands (1900 - 1990).- Investigating Land-Use Dynamics at the Periphery of a Fast-Growing City with Cellular Automata at Two Spatial Scales.- The Spatial Morphology of Oporto's Urban Fringe.- Vascular Plant Species Richness Patterns in Urban Environments - Case Studies from Hannover, Germany and Haifa, Israel.- Future Suburban Development and the Environmental Implications of Lawns: A Case Study in New England, USA.- Land Use-Land Cover Dynamics at the Metropolitan Fringe.- Lichens and Plants in Urban Environment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662514109
• ISBN13: 9783662514108
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 193 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"