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Landscape Unit: Base of Pattern Language

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Landscape Pattern Language

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Ecological space is the expression form of landscape unit which works as the basis of landscape pattern language. It describes the characteristics at multiple dimensions and classifications of ecological space at multiple scales. It is also proposed that the coupling relationship and process between ecological spaces shape the coupling structure of landscape units in horizontal and vertical directions, which is the formative mechanism of ecological spatial scale effect and spatial growth. It introduces ecological zoning and zoning of ecological functions based on ecological space units, including their classification, relationship with ecological space, and their division methods. In addition, it is proposed that ecosystem services can be used as an effective way to evaluate landscape performance of ecological space units and on which the framework of landscape performance evaluation could be constructed.

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Wang, Y. (2022). Landscape Unit: Base of Pattern Language. In: Landscape Pattern Language. EcoWISE. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-6430-5_3

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