A method to analyse neighbourhood characteristics of land use patterns

Verburg, Peter H.; Nijs, Ton C. M. de; Eck, J.R. Ritsema van; Visser, Hans; Jong, Kees de

doi:10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2003.07.001

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“…The study of the geographic neighborhood is a delicate theme. It was approached by Verburg et al (2004) through a methodology enabling the analysis of the characteristics.…”

Section: Validation Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Applications of CA for land use change models in which both urban and rural land uses are considered are provided by Engelen et al (1995) and White and Engelen (2000) (Verburg et al 2004).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…"The definition of the transition rules of a CA model is the most essential part to obtain realistic simulations of land use and land cover change. Land use change is the result of a complicated decision-making process; however, the transition rules of CA models are often defined on an ad hoc basis" (Verburg et al 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Use of cellular automata in the study of variables involved in land use changes

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Asmar

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The study of changes in land use has been included lately in territorial processes in order to optimize future management decisions. The different functions that the territory plays (production, aesthetic, and natural functions, etc.) make planning choices more difficult. This work focuses on the selection and combination of a set of indicators to analyze the variables through which the changes occur in the land used in viticulture for wine production. The proposed approach makes use of the Geographic Information System (GIS) in the development of a map of land use scenario. It is applied to a case study through a model involving cellular automata (CA) implemented with maps of suitability for viticulture and Markov chains. The use in this case of the CA is aimed at validating the scenario map in order to deduce the variables and the orientations of the farmers in the field of wine production.

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“…The study of the geographic neighborhood is a delicate theme. It was approached by Verburg et al (2004) through a methodology enabling the analysis of the characteristics.…”

Section: Validation Of Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Use of cellular automata in the study of variables involved in land use changes

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Asmar

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“…Antrop, 2000). For the consequences at both local and regional level, the spatial patterns of land-use changes are therefore as relevant as the aggregate amount of change (Verburg et al, 2004). Based on these premises, there is a definite need to integrate spatio-temporal approaches to land-use science and permanent monitoring tools addressing the specificity of economicallydynamic suburban areas (Hasse and Lathrop, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Human activity plays a crucial role in land-use changes throughout the world (Verburg et al, 2004;Serra et al, 2008). Changes in the use of land are among the most important human-induced changes impacting the functioning of the earth system (Lambin et al, 2001;Gillanders et al, 2008).…”

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Land-Use Structure and Urbanization-Driven Land Fragmentation: Revisiting the Monocentric Model in a Sprawling Region

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Unveiling the effects of landscape–fire interactions on functional diversity in a Southern European mountain

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Climate and land‐use changes are contributing to impacts on global ecosystem functioning. These effects are particularly severe in areas undergoing land abandonment and extreme wildfire events, such as the Mediterranean regions of the Iberian Peninsula. Previous studies have evaluated the impacts of land management on fire mitigation and biodiversity (species distribution and species richness), but how such strategies influence functional diversity remains unexplored. This study investigates how alternative land‐fire management strategies may affect functional diversity. We modeled for 2050 for the Transboundary Biosphere Reserve Gerês‐Xurés (Portugal‐Spain). Land‐use scenarios simulated processes of land abandonment (“business‐as‐usual”—BAU) and the implementation of EU rural policies (“high nature value farmlands”—HNVf), and were combined with three fire suppression levels. Species distribution models (102 vertebrates) were projected to each scenario, and functional diversity indices were consequently calculated. The highest functional richness was predicted for BAU scenarios, probably representing the benefits to unique species that deliver singular functions. The HNVf scenarios provided the highest functional divergence, probably indicating a high niche differentiation and low resource competition amongst agricultural communities. HNVf was the most beneficial scenario for ecosystem functioning, while fire suppression did not affect functional diversity. Despite the proneness to burn of our study area and the effects of firefighting on its fire regime, land‐use policies are expected to have greater influence than fire suppression effects on functional diversity. These findings suggest that different facets of functional diversity will be unevenly influenced by fire–landscape dynamics driven by the land‐use policies to be implemented in the upcoming decades.

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A method to analyse neighbourhood characteristics of land use patterns

Cited by 271 publications

References 33 publications

Use of cellular automata in the study of variables involved in land use changes

Use of cellular automata in the study of variables involved in land use changes

Land-Use Structure and Urbanization-Driven Land Fragmentation: Revisiting the Monocentric Model in a Sprawling Region

Unveiling the effects of landscape–fire interactions on functional diversity in a Southern European mountain

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