Quantitative Techniques in Landscape Planning

About this book

Quantitative Techniques in Landscape Planning covers all aspects of landscape planning, from the initial stages of the study to the final stage of processing data and obtaining a classification of the study area. It describes the process of conducting an inventory and the methods for integrating information from the inventory into the analysis. It also discusses the application of optimization techniques for assigning significance to points in the study area according to planning objectives.Consisting of four comprehensive sections, Quantitative Techniques in Landscape Planning includes discussions on the choice of variables relevant to a particular study, and the processes, risks, methodologies, and statistical techniques of performing a landscape planning study. Systems and classifications for planning purposes, developed in the United States and abroad, are discussed and analyzed.

Contents

Data Analysis and Processing Information in Landscape PlanningIntroductionStages in Landscape Planning StudiesTechniques for Data Analysis in Landscape PlanningTechniques for the Integreation of Information in Landscape PlanningTHE USE OF INFORMATION IN LANDSCAPE PLANNINGUsing the Inventory: Models in Landscape PlanningGeneralization in the Processing of InformationSignificance of the ElementsSpecification of ObjectivesDescriptive StudiesPrescriptive StudiesModelsReferencesLandscape InventoryIntroductionSpatial Structure AnalysisAnalysis of Spatial Structure of Land UseAnalysis of the Visual Structure of a PointAnalysis of the Visual Structure of the AreaReferencesTECHNIQUES FOR ANALYZING INFORMATIONTechniques for Multivariate AnalysisBivariate Measures of AssociationN-Variate Measures of AssociationMeasurements of Distance Between Sample PointsClustering TechniquesDiscriminant AnalysisReferencesTechniques for Spatial and Temporal AnalysisAnalysis in the Time DomainAnalysis in the Frequency DomainAnalysis of Lattice DataAnalysis of Scattered PointsReferencesTECHNIQUES FOR PROCESSING INFORMATIONScaling MethodsPrerequisites for Applying Scaling MethodsValue FunctionsSoft TechniquesDirect Methods for Obtaining PreferenceReferencesOptimization of Land Use AllocationA Bayesian Framework for Land Use AllocationA Characterization of the Best Land UseAllocation of Linear ActivitiesReferencesIndex

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