Determining the effects of local development regulations on landscape structure: Comparison of The Woodlands and North Houston, TX

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 293-303

  Kim, Jinki ^a   Ellis, Christopher D ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Development regulations; Ecological planning; Habitat fragmentation; Land cover change; Landscape pattern

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; URBAN PLANNING;

DEVELOPMENT REGULATION; ECOLOGICAL PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND-COVER CHANGE; LANDSCAPE PATTERN;

PLANNING;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GUIDELINE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LOCAL PLANNING; REGULATORY APPROACH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

HOUSTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 68349139710     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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