Abstract
The process of assessing the recreational values of forests and benefits thereof to the urban society by utilizing LANDSAT and complementary Japanese National Statistics is described. The study area selected (about 800 000ha) was the Northern Kanto districts of Japan, located within 100km north of Tokyo. LANDSAT data tapes were used to produce a digital map which consisted of 7 land use classes. From this digital map, the forest distribution pattern and the degree of separability between forested and urban areas were expressed as Morisita's and Gini's Index, respectively. -from Author
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proc. 6th Canadian symposium on remote sensing, May 1980, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Editors | T.T. Alfoldi |
| Publisher | Canadian Aeronautics and Space Institute |
| Pages | 331-337 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Publication status | Published - 1980 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Environmental Science(all)
