From pattern to process: landscape fragmentation and the analysis of land use/land cover change

@article{citeulike:1596198, abstract = {The incorporation of landscape ecological and fragmentation analyses within remote sensing science has expanded the inferential capabilities of such research. This issue presents a series of papers on the use of landscape ecological techniques to explore the relationship between land cover and land use spatial pattern and process in an international, comparative context. Methodologically, researchers seek to link spatial pattern to land use process by integrating geographic information systems (GIS), socio-economic, and remote sensing techniques with landscape ecological approaches. This issue brings together papers at the forefront of this research effort, and illustrates the diversity of methods necessary to evaluate the complex linkages between pattern and process in landscapes across the world. The analyses focus on major forces interacting at the earth's surface, such as the interface of agricultural and urban land, agriculture and forestry, and other pertinent topics dealing with environmental policy and management. Empirical analyses stem from many different ecological, social and institutional contexts within the Americas, Africa, and Asia.}, author = {Nagendra, Harini and Munroe, Darla K. and Southworth, Jane }, booktitle = {From pattern to process: Landscape Fragmentation and the analysis of land use/land cover change}, citeulike-article-id = {1596198}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.003}, journal = {Agriculture, Ecosystems \& Environment}, keywords = {fragmentation, land-use}, month = {February}, number = {2-3}, pages = {111--115}, posted-at = {2007-08-27 13:17:43}, priority = {2}, title = {From pattern to process: landscape fragmentation and the analysis of land use/land cover change}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.003}, volume = {101}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1596198 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1596198 TI - From pattern to process: landscape fragmentation and the analysis of land use/land cover change T2 - From pattern to process: Landscape Fragmentation and the analysis of land use/land cover change JF - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment VL - 101 IS - 2-3 SP - 111 EP - 115 N2 - The incorporation of landscape ecological and fragmentation analyses within remote sensing science has expanded the inferential capabilities of such research. This issue presents a series of papers on the use of landscape ecological techniques to explore the relationship between land cover and land use spatial pattern and process in an international, comparative context. Methodologically, researchers seek to link spatial pattern to land use process by integrating geographic information systems (GIS), socio-economic, and remote sensing techniques with landscape ecological approaches. This issue brings together papers at the forefront of this research effort, and illustrates the diversity of methods necessary to evaluate the complex linkages between pattern and process in landscapes across the world. The analyses focus on major forces interacting at the earth's surface, such as the interface of agricultural and urban land, agriculture and forestry, and other pertinent topics dealing with environmental policy and management. Empirical analyses stem from many different ecological, social and institutional contexts within the Americas, Africa, and Asia. KW - fragmentation KW - land-use AU - Nagendra, Harini AU - Munroe, Darla AU - Southworth, Jane PY - 2004/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2003.09.003 ER -