Fractal analysis of urban form as a tool for improving environmental quality

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 548-552

  Wang, Haowei ^a,b   Su, Xiaodan ^a,b   Wang, Cuiping ^a,b   Dong, Rencai ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b XIAMEN KEY LAB OF URBAN METABOLISM   (China)

^c RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

built up land; fractal; green space; remote sensing; urban environment

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GREENSPACE; REMOTE SENSING; SOFTWARE; TOWN PLANNING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; LIJIANG; YUNNAN;

EID: 84863230334     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2011.603760     Document Type: Article

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