美国边界的无路空间
Raymond D Watts1, Roger W Compton, John H McCammon
1U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118, USA. rwatts@usgs.gov
概括
一个新的度量,无路体积 (RV),量化未开发的空间. 这有助于平衡生态保护与社会利益,如资源获取和道路上的娱乐.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 保护生物学 保护生物学
- 空间分析 空间分析
背景情况:
- 进入未开发地区的道路开发往往导致生态退化和流域问题.
- 需要一个可量化的指标来评估道路通道的生态成本和社会利益之间的平衡.
研究的目的:
- 引入和验证一种新的度量,无路体积 (RV),用于测量未开发的空间.
- 为监测与道路网络相关的生态影响和社会利益之间的权衡提供一个工具.
主要方法:
- 计算空间单位到最近的道路的距离.
- 根据这些距离定义和计算无路体积 (RV).
- 在各种尺度上分析RV的空间分布.
主要成果:
- 该研究引入了无路体积 (RV) 作为从距离到道路计算得出的指标.
- 据证明,RV可以从地方到国家层面进行扩展.
- 美国拥有210万立方公里的RV,在各县分布不均.
结论:
- 无路量 (RV) 为评估未开发地区的范围提供了一个有价值的指标.
- 在受道路影响的地区,RV有助于监测生态条件与社会利益.
- 无人机的不均分布凸显了未开发空间的区域差异.
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