Spatial distribution of urban ecosystem health in Guangzhou, China

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 122-130

  Su, Meirong ^a   Fath, Brian D ^b,c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Emergy; Emergy based ecological indicators; Guangzhou, China; Land use; Spatial distribution; Urban ecosystem health

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION AREAS; CULTIVATED LANDS; ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS; ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH LEVEL; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EMERGY; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION; GUANGZHOU; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH DENSITY; LOW DENSITY; POPULATION DENSITIES; SET PAIR ANALYSIS; SPATIAL OPTIMIZATION; SYSTEMS ECOLOGY; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH; LAND USE; POPULATION STATISTICS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BUILDING; DISTURBANCE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; EXPLOITATION; GIS; HEALTH STATUS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND USE; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 80054873403     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.09.040     Document Type: Article

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