published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

published_or_final_version / Asian Studies / Master / Master of Arts

Cheung Ka-Kui. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-117). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Table of Contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.x / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Objectives --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of the Thesis --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Literature Review --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Hong Kong Country Parks and Management Practices --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Establishment of Country Parks --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Country Park Management Practices --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Country Park Design --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2 --- Negative Impacts created from Visitors --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- General Background --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Specific Impacts --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- Noise --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Trampling --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.2.3 --- Littering --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Wildlife Resources in Hong Kong Country Parks --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Wildlife Resources in Hong Kong --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Conservation Efforts in Hong Kong --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4 --- Technological Advancements in Park Management --- p.19 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Remote Sensing and Vegetation Mapping --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- GIS and Park Management --- p.22 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Study Area and Methodology --- p.25 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Study Site --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Park Settings --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Ecological Resources --- p.28 / Chapter 3.3 --- Field Measurement --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Sampling Strategy --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Impact Indicators --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Noise --- p.34 / Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Trampling --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3.2.3 --- Litter Dispersal --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4 --- Laboratory Techniques --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Remote Sensing Application --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1.1 --- Image Pre-processing --- p.36 / Chapter 3.4.1.2 --- Vegetation Index --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4.1.3 --- Vegetation Class Map --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- The Ecological Dataset --- p.40 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- GIS Application --- p.40 / Chapter 3.4.3.1 --- Basic Operations --- p.40 / Chapter 3.4.3.2 --- Composite Maps for Recreation Impacts and Conservation Importance --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Spatial Characteristics of Visitor Impact and Natural Resources --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1 --- General Situation of Visitor Impacts --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Patterns from Vector Data Format --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Patterns from Raster Data Transformation --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Composite Impact Level --- p.56 / Chapter 4.2 --- Ecological Attributes of Shing Mun Country Park --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Vegetation Cover --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Water Resources --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- General Distribution of Wildlife --- p.62 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Conservation Significance on the Number of Species found --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Conservation Significance on the Number of Class found --- p.69 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Conservation Significance on the Number of Trophic Level with Ecosystem --- p.70 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Composite Conservation Significance --- p.70 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Discussion --- p.78 / Chapter 5.1 --- Potential Association between Recreation and Conservation --- p.78 / Chapter 5.2 --- Park Design --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Zoning and Site Location --- p.86 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Road and Footpath Network --- p.88 / Chapter 5.3 --- Problems in Country Park Management --- p.96 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Recreation Management --- p.96 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Wildlife Conservation --- p.97 / Chapter 5.4 --- Implications from the Study --- p.98 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Mode of Recreation --- p.98 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Importance of Baseline Studies --- p.99 / Chapter 5.5 --- Recommendations for Country Park Management --- p.101 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.104 / Chapter 6.1 --- Summary of Findings --- p.104 / Chapter 6.2 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.105 / Chapter 6.3 --- Recommendations for Further Studies --- p.107 / Reference --- p.111 / Appendices --- p.118 / Chapter 1. --- Descriptions and Basic Sensor Characteristics of IKONOS Satellite Image --- p.118 / Chapter 2. --- Mathematic Conversion in Radiometric Correction --- p.120 / Chapter 3. --- Details on Aerial Photo Interpretation --- p.121 / Chapter 4. --- Recreation Site Recording Sheet --- p.122 / Chapter 5. --- Trespassing Recording Sheet --- p.123

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Landscape Architecture

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture