What is it about?
This study evaluates the effect of different urban growth scenarios on habitat suitability. Urban growth process is simulated applying SLEUTH UGM model and habitat suitability (quality) layer is mapped through the CAPS approach. Finally, the difference between various urban growth options on habitat quality is statistically measured and analyzed.
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Why is it important?
Our findings highlight that urban growth processes in coastal environments have considerable impact on habitat quality and planning implications of such study can inform biodiversity conservation plans in Hyrcanian forests.
Perspectives
Explicit inclusion of a habitat quality layer into urban growth studies can better quantify and visualize the effect of human intervention on an important ecosystem service such as biodiversity.
Yousef Sakieh
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This page is a summary of: Measuring the effect of an ongoing urbanization process on biodiversity conservation suitability index: integrating scenario-based urban growth modelling with Conservation Assessment and Prioritization System (CAPS), Geocarto International, March 2017, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2017.1299799.
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