Measuring landscapes  a planner's handbook /  [electronic resource] : 
André Botequilha Leitão ... [et al.]. 
 - Washington, DC :  Island Press,  c2006. 
 - xxiii, 245 p., [4] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.). 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-236) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Landscape ecology.<br/>Land use--Planning.<br/>Sustainable development.<br/>Ecological landscape design.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH541.15.L35  / M43 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.95/16