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cje ›› 2003, Vol. ›› Issue (1): 66-68.

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Ecological assessment for City

LI Hongwen   

  1. Suzhou Science and Technology University, Suzhou 215011, China
  • Received:2001-06-04 Revised:2001-07-02 Online:2003-01-10

Abstract: City is a comprehensive system with three parts:natural,economic and social compornents.The objective of the city is the high efficiency of ecological function and the coordination of ecological relationship.The ecologiazation index is suitable for ecological assessment of the city. This paper is a study on ecological assessment method based on ecological index system,which is applied to Zhangjiagang City.The assessment results are actually coincided with the situation of this city. It established an effective method for ecological assessment and ecological planning for city towns in Eastern China.

Key words: Urban vegetation, Ecological benefits, Remote sensing, GIS, Urban Ecosystem Analysis (UEA)

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