landscape ecology:

a creeping concept into spatial

economics context

Dr. Bahman J. Amiri

27th May, 2019

Lodz, Poland

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What does Landscape mean?

From an ecological context:

Landscape is a mosaic of

interacting ecosystems

Shape and Function

Any shape has its own function

a mosaic of interacting ecosystems…..

What does Landscape mean…..

matrix

Patch

what are landscape elements:

1.Patch

2.Corridor and

3.Matrix

Components of a given landscape:

The shape of the broken patches are important,

Why? To be easy if we would mount them again….

Re-calling the broken bowl....

The less in number, the less in work Effect on function…

Number of Patches

Shape of Patches

Regularity vs. Irregularity in Shape….

Critical question:

How can we address it quantitavely?

Answer:

some kind of indicators……

For doing that…..

LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY is our key…….

Offering a number of metrics/ indicators…..

By which can measure three features:

1. Structure (shape/ form)

2. Configuration(neighborhood/connectivity)

3. Composition

Structure-related metrics:

Structure-related metrics:

Structure-related metrics:

Landscape structure metrics:

An example:

Main question:

1. Whether the census-based socio-economic data has a spatially-explicit?

2. Whether a model can play the role of a bridge (economy and

landscape)?

Applying Landscape metric in Socio-economic context

Where?

How?

Landscape metrics:

Gap-filling models:

Ghafouri, B., Amiri, B.J., Shabani, A.A. and Songer, M., 2016. Examining Relationships

Between Socioeconomic Factors and Landscape Metrics in the Southern Basin of

the Caspian Sea. Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 21(5), pp.669-680.

Contributing in….

Hopefully to find out for the following questions:

Is the value of properties function of their adjacent urban green spaces:

The shape of UGS,

The degree of their connectivity

Indirectly:

Is the people of Lodz caring of:

1. The shape of UGS around where they live?

2. What extent is the connectivity of UGS important for property-buyers in Lodz?

3. Does green corridor contribute the value of properties in Lodz?

green corridor network- roughly designed

Thank you for your attention

Any question?