Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.

So Lek Hang Lake. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-203). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Abstract --- p.i === Acknowledgement --- p.vii === Table of Content --- p.ix === List of Figures --- p.xiii === List...

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topic Landscape ecology
Landscape ecology--China--Chongqing
Landscape ecology
Landscape ecology--China--Nanjing Shi
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)--China--Chongqing
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)--China--Nanjing Shi
Image analysis
Greenbelts
Greenbelts--China--Chongqing
Greenbelts
Greenbelts--China--Nanjing Shi
spellingShingle Landscape ecology
Landscape ecology--China--Chongqing
Landscape ecology
Landscape ecology--China--Nanjing Shi
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)--China--Chongqing
Urban ecology (Sociology)
Urban ecology (Sociology)--China--Nanjing Shi
Image analysis
Greenbelts
Greenbelts--China--Chongqing
Greenbelts
Greenbelts--China--Nanjing Shi
Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
description So Lek Hang Lake. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-203). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === Abstract --- p.i === Acknowledgement --- p.vii === Table of Content --- p.ix === List of Figures --- p.xiii === List of Tables --- p.xvi === Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Problem Statement --- p.1 === Chapter 1.2 --- Research Objectives --- p.5 === Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.6 === Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.7 === Chapter 1.5 --- Definition of Urban Green Space --- p.9 === Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- Literatu re Re view --- p.10 === Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.10 === Chapter 2.2 --- Urban Green Space --- p.10 === Chapter 2.2.1 --- Classification of Urban Green Space --- p.11 === Chapter 2.2.2 --- Configuration of Urban Green Space System --- p.12 === Chapter 2.2.3 --- Different Approaches to Urban Green Space Study --- p.14 === Chapter 2.3 --- Urban Green Space in China --- p.15 === Chapter 2.3.1 --- General Problems --- p.16 === Chapter 2.3.2 --- Increasing Awareness of Environment --- p.16 === Chapter 2.3.3 --- Chinese Definition of Urban Green Space --- p.18 === Chapter 2.4 --- Remote Sensing Techniques --- p.21 === Chapter 2.4.1 --- Review of Image Classification Techniques --- p.21 === Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- Conventional Classification Methods --- p.22 === Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- Mixed Pixels Problem --- p.23 === Chapter 2.4.1.3 --- Mixed Pixels,Effects on Conventional Classifiers --- p.25 === Chapter 2.4.1.4 --- Alternative Solutions to Mixed Pixels Problems (Fuzzy Sets) --- p.26 === Chapter 2.4.1.5 --- Problems Fuzzy Classifications are unable to solve --- p.28 === Chapter 2.4.2 --- Object-oriented Classification Concept --- p.30 === Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Multiresolution Segmentation --- p.30 === Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Fuzzy Classification Procedure --- p.31 === Chapter 2.4.2.3 --- Object-orien ted Approach to Image Processing --- p.32 === Chapter 2.4.2.4 --- E cognition --- p.33 === Chapter 2.4.2.5 --- Research about ecognition --- p.34 === Chapter 2.5 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.35 === Chapter 2.5.1 --- Basic Principles --- p.35 === Chapter 2.5.2 --- Landscape Metrics --- p.36 === Chapter 2.5.3 --- Application of Landscape Ecology in Landscape Analysis --- p.38 === Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.39 === Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- Study Sites and Methodology --- p.41 === Chapter 3.1 --- lntroduction --- p.41 === Chapter 3.2 --- Study Area --- p.41 === Chapter 3.2.1 --- Chongqing --- p.41 === Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Geography and geomorphology --- p.42 === Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Administration and governance --- p.42 === Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- Environmental Quality --- p.43 === Chapter 3.2.1.4 --- Governm ent Attempt to Improvement --- p.43 === Chapter 3.2.2 --- Nanjing --- p.46 === Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Geography and Geomorphology --- p.46 === Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Administration and Governance --- p.46 === Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Landscape Planning of Nanjing --- p.47 === Chapter 3.2.3 --- Comparison between Chongqing and Nanjing --- p.47 === Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Geographical setting --- p.49 === Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Population --- p.49 === Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Urbanization and Industrialization Levels --- p.51 === Chapter 3.2.3.4 --- Variation in Landscape Quantity --- p.51 === Chapter 3.2.3.5 --- Comparison from Satellite Images --- p.52 === Chapter 3.3 --- Working procedures --- p.56 === Chapter 3.3.1 --- Data --- p.56 === Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- VNIR chann els --- p.58 === Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- SWIR channels --- p.59 === Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Data Fusion --- p.59 === Chapter 3.3.2 --- Designing Hierarchical Classification System --- p.60 === Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Chongqing --- p.60 === Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Nanjing --- p.61 === Chapter 3.3.3 --- Object-oriented Classification --- p.62 === Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- Introdu ction --- p.63 === Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- Procedure of Object-oriented Classification --- p.65 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.1 --- Analysis of Image Objects --- p.65 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.2 --- Image Segmentation --- p.67 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.3 --- Selection of Features and Data Conversion --- p.67 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.4 --- Class-based Objects Sampling --- p.68 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.5 --- Class-based Objects Analysis --- p.68 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.6 --- Designing Object Level Hierarchy --- p.69 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.7 --- Designing Class Hierarchy --- p.69 === Chapter 3.3.3.2.8 --- Decision Tree Classification Structure --- p.69 === Chapter 3.3.4 --- Comparison with other classification algorithms --- p.70 === Chapter 3.4 --- Landscape Analyses --- p.71 === Chapter 3.4.1 --- Selection of Landscape Metrics --- p.72 === Chapter 3.4.2 --- Landscape Analysis for entire cities --- p.74 === Chapter 3.4.3 --- Buffer Analysis --- p.74 === Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.77 === Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- Results and Discussion I Variations of Image Object Signatures for Sampled Land Covers --- p.78 === Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.78 === Chapter 4.2 --- Chongqing --- p.79 === Chapter 4.2.1 --- Spectral-shape ratio --- p.79 === Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.80 === Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Observations --- p.80 === Chapter 4.2.2 --- Segmentation levels --- p.85 === Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.85 === Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- Observations --- p.86 === Chapter 4.2.3 --- Classifying Rules --- p.93 === Chapter 4.2.3.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.93 === Chapter 4.2.3.2 --- Level 9 --- p.94 === Chapter 4.2.3.3 --- Level 5 --- p.101 === Chapter 4.2.3.4 --- Level 1 --- p.103 === Chapter 4.3 --- Nanjing --- p.104 === Chapter 4.3.1 --- Spectral-shape ratio --- p.104 === Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.105 === Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Observations --- p.105 === Chapter 4.3.2 --- Segmentation Levels --- p.111 === Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.111 === Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Observations --- p.111 === Chapter 4.3.3 --- Classifying Rules --- p.119 === Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.119 === Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Level 8 --- p.119 === Chapter 4.3.3.3 --- Level 4 --- p.126 === Chapter 4.3.3.4 --- Level 1 --- p.129 === Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.131 === Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- Results and Discussion II Image Classification --- p.134 === Chapter 5.1 --- lntroduction --- p.134 === Chapter 5.2 --- Chongqing --- p.135 === Chapter 5.2.1 --- Class hierarchy --- p.135 === Chapter 5.2.2 --- Description of the site --- p.136 === Chapter 5.2.3 --- Classification of “lake´ح --- p.138 === Chapter 5.2.4 --- "Classification of ""crops and grassland""" --- p.139 === Chapter 5.2.5 --- Classification of “low density urban´ح --- p.140 === Chapter 6.3.3 --- Classification Result --- p.142 === Chapter 5.2.7 --- Error matrix --- p.144 === Chapter 5.2.8 --- Class Proportion --- p.144 === Chapter 5.2.9 --- Post-classification Aggregation --- p.147 === Chapter 5.3 --- Nanjing --- p.149 === Chapter 5.3.1 --- Class Hierarchy --- p.149 === Chapter 5.3.2 --- Description of the site --- p.151 === Chapter 5.3.3 --- Classification of lake --- p.151 === Chapter 5.3.4 --- "Classification of ""crops and grassland II´ح" --- p.153 === Chapter 5.3.5 --- "Classification of ""low density urban""" --- p.154 === Chapter 5.3.6 --- Classification Result --- p.155 === Chapter 5.3.7 --- Error Matrix --- p.156 === Chapter 5.3.8 --- Class Proportion --- p.161 === Chapter 5.3.9 --- Post-classification Aggregation --- p.161 === Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.163 === Chapter 5.4.1 --- Problems of object-oriented classification --- p.163 === Chapter 5.4.2 --- Strengths of object-oriented classification --- p.165 === Chapter 5.4.3 --- Transferability of classifying rules --- p.166 === Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- "Results and Discussion HI Landscape Structure of ""Urban Green Space"", Chongqing and Nanjing" --- p.167 === Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.167 === Chapter 6.2 --- Chongqing --- p.167 === Chapter 6.2.1 --- Landscape composition --- p.167 === Chapter 6.2.2 --- Fragmentation --- p.169 === Chapter 6.2.3 --- Contagion --- p.171 === Chapter 6.2.4 --- Patch Shape Complexity --- p.171 === Chapter 6.3 --- Nanjing --- p.173 === Chapter 6.3.1 --- Landscape composition --- p.173 === Chapter 6.3.2 --- Fragmentation --- p.175 === Chapter 6.3.3 --- Contagion --- p.177 === Chapter 6.3.4 --- Patch Shape Complexity --- p.178 === Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.179 === Chapter 6.4.1 --- Similarities --- p.179 === Chapter 6.4.2 --- Differences --- p.182 === Chapter CHAPTER 7. --- Conclusion --- p.186 === Chapter 7.1 --- Summary on findings --- p.186 === Chapter 7.1.1 --- Summary on image object analyses --- p.186 === Chapter 7.1.2 --- Summary on object-oriented classification --- p.187 === Chapter 7.1.3 --- Summary on landscape studies of ´ب´بurban green space´ح --- p.189 === Chapter 7.2 --- Limitations of the research --- p.190 === Chapter 7.2.1 --- Data preparation --- p.190 === Chapter 7.2.2 --- Image classification --- p.191 === Chapter 7.2.3 --- Landscape Analysis --- p.193 === Chapter 7.3 --- Suggestions for further research --- p.194 === Bibliography --- p.196 === Appendix 1´ؤEquations of object features --- p.204 === Appendix 2´ؤEquations for Landscape Metrics --- p.208 === Appendix 3´ؤVariations of Object Features along Segmentation Levels in Chongqing --- p.216 === Appendix 4´ؤVariations of Object Features along Segmentation Levels in Nanjing --- p.244 === Appendix 5´ؤClassifying Rules --- p.277 === Appendix 6´ؤVariations in Landscape Metrics along Buffers from City Center in Chongqing --- p.282 === Appendix 7´ؤVariations in Landscape Metrics along Buffers from City Center in Nanjing --- p.290
author2 So, Lek Hang Lake.
author_facet So, Lek Hang Lake.
title Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
title_short Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
title_full Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
title_fullStr Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
title_sort analysis of urban green space in chongqing and nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics.
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spelling ndltd-cuhk.edu.hk-oai-cuhk-dr-cuhk_3251752019-03-05T03:33:59Z Analysis of urban green space in Chongqing and Nanjing using multi-resolution segmentation, object-oriented classification approach and landscape ecology metrics. Landscape ecology Landscape ecology--China--Chongqing Landscape ecology Landscape ecology--China--Nanjing Shi Urban ecology (Sociology) Urban ecology (Sociology)--China--Chongqing Urban ecology (Sociology) Urban ecology (Sociology)--China--Nanjing Shi Image analysis Greenbelts Greenbelts--China--Chongqing Greenbelts Greenbelts--China--Nanjing Shi So Lek Hang Lake. Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-203). Abstracts in English and Chinese. Abstract --- p.i Acknowledgement --- p.vii Table of Content --- p.ix List of Figures --- p.xiii List of Tables --- p.xvi Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 Chapter 1.1 --- Problem Statement --- p.1 Chapter 1.2 --- Research Objectives --- p.5 Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.6 Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.7 Chapter 1.5 --- Definition of Urban Green Space --- p.9 Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- Literatu re Re view --- p.10 Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.10 Chapter 2.2 --- Urban Green Space --- p.10 Chapter 2.2.1 --- Classification of Urban Green Space --- p.11 Chapter 2.2.2 --- Configuration of Urban Green Space System --- p.12 Chapter 2.2.3 --- Different Approaches to Urban Green Space Study --- p.14 Chapter 2.3 --- Urban Green Space in China --- p.15 Chapter 2.3.1 --- General Problems --- p.16 Chapter 2.3.2 --- Increasing Awareness of Environment --- p.16 Chapter 2.3.3 --- Chinese Definition of Urban Green Space --- p.18 Chapter 2.4 --- Remote Sensing Techniques --- p.21 Chapter 2.4.1 --- Review of Image Classification Techniques --- p.21 Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- Conventional Classification Methods --- p.22 Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- Mixed Pixels Problem --- p.23 Chapter 2.4.1.3 --- Mixed Pixels,Effects on Conventional Classifiers --- p.25 Chapter 2.4.1.4 --- Alternative Solutions to Mixed Pixels Problems (Fuzzy Sets) --- p.26 Chapter 2.4.1.5 --- Problems Fuzzy Classifications are unable to solve --- p.28 Chapter 2.4.2 --- Object-oriented Classification Concept --- p.30 Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Multiresolution Segmentation --- p.30 Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Fuzzy Classification Procedure --- p.31 Chapter 2.4.2.3 --- Object-orien ted Approach to Image Processing --- p.32 Chapter 2.4.2.4 --- E cognition --- p.33 Chapter 2.4.2.5 --- Research about ecognition --- p.34 Chapter 2.5 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.35 Chapter 2.5.1 --- Basic Principles --- p.35 Chapter 2.5.2 --- Landscape Metrics --- p.36 Chapter 2.5.3 --- Application of Landscape Ecology in Landscape Analysis --- p.38 Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.39 Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- Study Sites and Methodology --- p.41 Chapter 3.1 --- lntroduction --- p.41 Chapter 3.2 --- Study Area --- p.41 Chapter 3.2.1 --- Chongqing --- p.41 Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Geography and geomorphology --- p.42 Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Administration and governance --- p.42 Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- Environmental Quality --- p.43 Chapter 3.2.1.4 --- Governm ent Attempt to Improvement --- p.43 Chapter 3.2.2 --- Nanjing --- p.46 Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Geography and Geomorphology --- p.46 Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Administration and Governance --- p.46 Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Landscape Planning of Nanjing --- p.47 Chapter 3.2.3 --- Comparison between Chongqing and Nanjing --- p.47 Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Geographical setting --- p.49 Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Population --- p.49 Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Urbanization and Industrialization Levels --- p.51 Chapter 3.2.3.4 --- Variation in Landscape Quantity --- p.51 Chapter 3.2.3.5 --- Comparison from Satellite Images --- p.52 Chapter 3.3 --- Working procedures --- p.56 Chapter 3.3.1 --- Data --- p.56 Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- VNIR chann els --- p.58 Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- SWIR channels --- p.59 Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Data Fusion --- p.59 Chapter 3.3.2 --- Designing Hierarchical Classification System --- p.60 Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Chongqing --- p.60 Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Nanjing --- p.61 Chapter 3.3.3 --- Object-oriented Classification --- p.62 Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- Introdu ction --- p.63 Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- Procedure of Object-oriented Classification --- p.65 Chapter 3.3.3.2.1 --- Analysis of Image Objects --- p.65 Chapter 3.3.3.2.2 --- Image Segmentation --- p.67 Chapter 3.3.3.2.3 --- Selection of Features and Data Conversion --- p.67 Chapter 3.3.3.2.4 --- Class-based Objects Sampling --- p.68 Chapter 3.3.3.2.5 --- Class-based Objects Analysis --- p.68 Chapter 3.3.3.2.6 --- Designing Object Level Hierarchy --- p.69 Chapter 3.3.3.2.7 --- Designing Class Hierarchy --- p.69 Chapter 3.3.3.2.8 --- Decision Tree Classification Structure --- p.69 Chapter 3.3.4 --- Comparison with other classification algorithms --- p.70 Chapter 3.4 --- Landscape Analyses --- p.71 Chapter 3.4.1 --- Selection of Landscape Metrics --- p.72 Chapter 3.4.2 --- Landscape Analysis for entire cities --- p.74 Chapter 3.4.3 --- Buffer Analysis --- p.74 Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.77 Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- Results and Discussion I Variations of Image Object Signatures for Sampled Land Covers --- p.78 Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.78 Chapter 4.2 --- Chongqing --- p.79 Chapter 4.2.1 --- Spectral-shape ratio --- p.79 Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.80 Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Observations --- p.80 Chapter 4.2.2 --- Segmentation levels --- p.85 Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.85 Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- Observations --- p.86 Chapter 4.2.3 --- Classifying Rules --- p.93 Chapter 4.2.3.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.93 Chapter 4.2.3.2 --- Level 9 --- p.94 Chapter 4.2.3.3 --- Level 5 --- p.101 Chapter 4.2.3.4 --- Level 1 --- p.103 Chapter 4.3 --- Nanjing --- p.104 Chapter 4.3.1 --- Spectral-shape ratio --- p.104 Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.105 Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Observations --- p.105 Chapter 4.3.2 --- Segmentation Levels --- p.111 Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.111 Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Observations --- p.111 Chapter 4.3.3 --- Classifying Rules --- p.119 Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.119 Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Level 8 --- p.119 Chapter 4.3.3.3 --- Level 4 --- p.126 Chapter 4.3.3.4 --- Level 1 --- p.129 Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.131 Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- Results and Discussion II Image Classification --- p.134 Chapter 5.1 --- lntroduction --- p.134 Chapter 5.2 --- Chongqing --- p.135 Chapter 5.2.1 --- Class hierarchy --- p.135 Chapter 5.2.2 --- Description of the site --- p.136 Chapter 5.2.3 --- Classification of “lake´ح --- p.138 Chapter 5.2.4 --- "Classification of ""crops and grassland""" --- p.139 Chapter 5.2.5 --- Classification of “low density urban´ح --- p.140 Chapter 6.3.3 --- Classification Result --- p.142 Chapter 5.2.7 --- Error matrix --- p.144 Chapter 5.2.8 --- Class Proportion --- p.144 Chapter 5.2.9 --- Post-classification Aggregation --- p.147 Chapter 5.3 --- Nanjing --- p.149 Chapter 5.3.1 --- Class Hierarchy --- p.149 Chapter 5.3.2 --- Description of the site --- p.151 Chapter 5.3.3 --- Classification of lake --- p.151 Chapter 5.3.4 --- "Classification of ""crops and grassland II´ح" --- p.153 Chapter 5.3.5 --- "Classification of ""low density urban""" --- p.154 Chapter 5.3.6 --- Classification Result --- p.155 Chapter 5.3.7 --- Error Matrix --- p.156 Chapter 5.3.8 --- Class Proportion --- p.161 Chapter 5.3.9 --- Post-classification Aggregation --- p.161 Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.163 Chapter 5.4.1 --- Problems of object-oriented classification --- p.163 Chapter 5.4.2 --- Strengths of object-oriented classification --- p.165 Chapter 5.4.3 --- Transferability of classifying rules --- p.166 Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- "Results and Discussion HI Landscape Structure of ""Urban Green Space"", Chongqing and Nanjing" --- p.167 Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.167 Chapter 6.2 --- Chongqing --- p.167 Chapter 6.2.1 --- Landscape composition --- p.167 Chapter 6.2.2 --- Fragmentation --- p.169 Chapter 6.2.3 --- Contagion --- p.171 Chapter 6.2.4 --- Patch Shape Complexity --- p.171 Chapter 6.3 --- Nanjing --- p.173 Chapter 6.3.1 --- Landscape composition --- p.173 Chapter 6.3.2 --- Fragmentation --- p.175 Chapter 6.3.3 --- Contagion --- p.177 Chapter 6.3.4 --- Patch Shape Complexity --- p.178 Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.179 Chapter 6.4.1 --- Similarities --- p.179 Chapter 6.4.2 --- Differences --- p.182 Chapter CHAPTER 7. --- Conclusion --- p.186 Chapter 7.1 --- Summary on findings --- p.186 Chapter 7.1.1 --- Summary on image object analyses --- p.186 Chapter 7.1.2 --- Summary on object-oriented classification --- p.187 Chapter 7.1.3 --- Summary on landscape studies of ´ب´بurban green space´ح --- p.189 Chapter 7.2 --- Limitations of the research --- p.190 Chapter 7.2.1 --- Data preparation --- p.190 Chapter 7.2.2 --- Image classification --- p.191 Chapter 7.2.3 --- Landscape Analysis --- p.193 Chapter 7.3 --- Suggestions for further research --- p.194 Bibliography --- p.196 Appendix 1´ؤEquations of object features --- p.204 Appendix 2´ؤEquations for Landscape Metrics --- p.208 Appendix 3´ؤVariations of Object Features along Segmentation Levels in Chongqing --- p.216 Appendix 4´ؤVariations of Object Features along Segmentation Levels in Nanjing --- p.244 Appendix 5´ؤClassifying Rules --- p.277 Appendix 6´ؤVariations in Landscape Metrics along Buffers from City Center in Chongqing --- p.282 Appendix 7´ؤVariations in Landscape Metrics along Buffers from City Center in Nanjing --- p.290 So, Lek Hang Lake. 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