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

fYear

2008

Firstpage

4306

Lastpage

4309

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICBBE.2008.576

Filename

4535456