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http://dx.doi.org/10.9715/KILA.2013.41.6.084

Development and Application of Landscape Diversity Evaluation Model on the Basis of Rural and Natural Area  

Ra, Jung-Hwa (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Yong-Eun (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University)
Cho, Hyun-Ju (Daejeon Development Institute)
Ku, Ji-Na (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University)
Kwon, Oh-Sung (Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Kyungpook National University)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture / v.41, no.6, 2013 , pp. 84-95 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, to prevent damage to the landscape, outstanding landscape areas have been designated in advance. In particular, as a fundamental way to evaluate landscape elements, landscape diversity is an important criterion to assess an area with a high conservative value. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to develop a quantitative evaluation model of landscape diversity based on landscape elements and to verify the model by applying it to the study sites. The assessment indicators derived from the literature analysis are topography, vegetation, land-use pattern, and unusual landscape. Topography diversity is subdivided into land undulation and land-form. Vegetation diversity is subdivided into plant community diversity and stratification diversity. To quantitatively analyse each indicator's diversity, SHDI was selected as the central metric. All of the quantitative measures were implemented by using the statistical tool, FRAGSTATS. Through the process of each indicator's standardization and summary, the final landscape diversity index was calculated. The results of the study are significant as it was the initial study of landscape diversity evaluation to seek applicability. However, the results of the Landscape Diversity Evaluation Model in this study based on 4 indicators synthetically demonstrate that more than one or two outstanding indicators can be underrated. Therefore, each 4 assessment indicator results should be considered individually. Furthermore, using the maximum value for each indicator's standardization reflects that it is necessary to analyse various examples to obtain higher objectivity later.
Keywords
Topography Diversity; Vegetation Diversity; Land-use Pattern Diversity; SHDI; Fragstats 4.0;
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