Title :
Eco-Environmental Zoning: A GIS-Based Approach
Author :
Chen, Nengwang ; Wang, Lihong ; Wang, Weijun ; Yang, Xiaojuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Environ. Sci., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou
Abstract :
A GIS-based eco-environmental zoning approach was developed for the management of land activities at the county scale. The zoning system categorized land uses of Tiantai County in southeast China, as prohibited land, restrictive land, preferential land, and regulative land based on spatial distribution of natural resources, ecological vulnerability, and socioeconomic conditions, as well as existing legally permitted and permissible mechanisms within the local environment. The present study also indicated that a GIS-based zonation approach and associated methods was necessary and provided a helpful tool to support the local government´s effort in eco-environmental zoning and management.
Keywords :
ecology; environmental management; environmental science computing; geographic information systems; vegetation mapping; GIS; Tiantai County; eco-environmental zoning; ecological vulnerability; land activity management; natural resource spatial distribution; preferential land; prohibited land; regulative land; restrictive land; socioeconomic conditions; southeast China; Cultural differences; Ecosystems; Environmental economics; Environmental management; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Humans; Industrial pollution; Local government; Protection; Water pollution;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2008. ICBBE 2008. The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1747-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1748-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2008.576
