Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-210). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1993. / "Workshop report." Includes bibliographical references.

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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science. Johannesburg, 2014. / This dissertation tracks the political response by middle class residents to attempts by the city of Johannesburg to develop a public golf course and wetland called Huddle Park. It seeks to better understand the role of politics in Johannesburg’s suburban areas. The study explores three aspects of this issue. It first looks at the reasons why the issue of Huddle Park became important for residents. It then examines mobilisation tactics used by residents’ groups to pursue their political agenda on the issue. Lastly it follows how these middle class formations interact with city governance structures informed by deliberative democratic theories. It argues that understandings of these of these groups are too narrow and that by using a spatial paradigm greater nuance can be added to understandings of their actions. It shows that long term political action is possible by these groups and explores the limits of its effectiveness.

So Lek Hang Lake. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-203). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.vii / Table of Content --- p.ix / List of Figures --- p.xiii / List of Tables --- p.xvi / Chapter CHAPTER 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Problem Statement --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Research Objectives --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Significance --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Organization of the thesis --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5 --- Definition of Urban Green Space --- p.9 / Chapter CHAPTER 2. --- Literatu re Re view --- p.10 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Urban Green Space --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Classification of Urban Green Space --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Configuration of Urban Green Space System --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Different Approaches to Urban Green Space Study --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3 --- Urban Green Space in China --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- General Problems --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Increasing Awareness of Environment --- p.16 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Chinese Definition of Urban Green Space --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4 --- Remote Sensing Techniques --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Review of Image Classification Techniques --- p.21 / Chapter 2.4.1.1 --- Conventional Classification Methods --- p.22 / Chapter 2.4.1.2 --- Mixed Pixels Problem --- p.23 / Chapter 2.4.1.3 --- Mixed Pixels，Effects on Conventional Classifiers --- p.25 / Chapter 2.4.1.4 --- Alternative Solutions to Mixed Pixels Problems (Fuzzy Sets) --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4.1.5 --- Problems Fuzzy Classifications are unable to solve --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Object-oriented Classification Concept --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.2.1 --- Multiresolution Segmentation --- p.30 / Chapter 2.4.2.2 --- Fuzzy Classification Procedure --- p.31 / Chapter 2.4.2.3 --- Object-orien ted Approach to Image Processing --- p.32 / Chapter 2.4.2.4 --- E cognition --- p.33 / Chapter 2.4.2.5 --- Research about ecognition --- p.34 / Chapter 2.5 --- Landscape Ecology --- p.35 / Chapter 2.5.1 --- Basic Principles --- p.35 / Chapter 2.5.2 --- Landscape Metrics --- p.36 / Chapter 2.5.3 --- Application of Landscape Ecology in Landscape Analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.39 / Chapter CHAPTER 3. --- Study Sites and Methodology --- p.41 / Chapter 3.1 --- lntroduction --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2 --- Study Area --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Chongqing --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Geography and geomorphology --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Administration and governance --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- Environmental Quality --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.1.4 --- Governm ent Attempt to Improvement --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Nanjing --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Geography and Geomorphology --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Administration and Governance --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Landscape Planning of Nanjing --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Comparison between Chongqing and Nanjing --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Geographical setting --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.3.2 --- Population --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.3.3 --- Urbanization and Industrialization Levels --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.3.4 --- Variation in Landscape Quantity --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.3.5 --- Comparison from Satellite Images --- p.52 / Chapter 3.3 --- Working procedures --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Data --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3.1.1 --- VNIR chann els --- p.58 / Chapter 3.3.1.2 --- SWIR channels --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.1.3 --- Data Fusion --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Designing Hierarchical Classification System --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.2.1 --- Chongqing --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.2.2 --- Nanjing --- p.61 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Object-oriented Classification --- p.62 / Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- Introdu ction --- p.63 / Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- Procedure of Object-oriented Classification --- p.65 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.1 --- Analysis of Image Objects --- p.65 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.2 --- Image Segmentation --- p.67 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.3 --- Selection of Features and Data Conversion --- p.67 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.4 --- Class-based Objects Sampling --- p.68 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.5 --- Class-based Objects Analysis --- p.68 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.6 --- Designing Object Level Hierarchy --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.7 --- Designing Class Hierarchy --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.3.2.8 --- Decision Tree Classification Structure --- p.69 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Comparison with other classification algorithms --- p.70 / Chapter 3.4 --- Landscape Analyses --- p.71 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Selection of Landscape Metrics --- p.72 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Landscape Analysis for entire cities --- p.74 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Buffer Analysis --- p.74 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.77 / Chapter CHAPTER 4. --- Results and Discussion I Variations of Image Object Signatures for Sampled Land Covers --- p.78 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- Chongqing --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Spectral-shape ratio --- p.79 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Observations --- p.80 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Segmentation levels --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.2.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.85 / Chapter 4.2.2.2 --- Observations --- p.86 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Classifying Rules --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.3.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.93 / Chapter 4.2.3.2 --- Level 9 --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2.3.3 --- Level 5 --- p.101 / Chapter 4.2.3.4 --- Level 1 --- p.103 / Chapter 4.3 --- Nanjing --- p.104 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Spectral-shape ratio --- p.104 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Observations --- p.105 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Segmentation Levels --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Observations --- p.111 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Classifying Rules --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Selection Criteria --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Level 8 --- p.119 / Chapter 4.3.3.3 --- Level 4 --- p.126 / Chapter 4.3.3.4 --- Level 1 --- p.129 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.131 / Chapter CHAPTER 5. --- Results and Discussion II Image Classification --- p.134 / Chapter 5.1 --- lntroduction --- p.134 / Chapter 5.2 --- Chongqing --- p.135 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Class hierarchy --- p.135 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Description of the site --- p.136 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Classification of “lake´ح --- p.138 / Chapter 5.2.4 --- "Classification of ""crops and grassland""" --- p.139 / Chapter 5.2.5 --- Classification of “low density urban´ح --- p.140 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Classification Result --- p.142 / Chapter 5.2.7 --- Error matrix --- p.144 / Chapter 5.2.8 --- Class Proportion --- p.144 / Chapter 5.2.9 --- Post-classification Aggregation --- p.147 / Chapter 5.3 --- Nanjing --- p.149 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Class Hierarchy --- p.149 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Description of the site --- p.151 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Classification of lake --- p.151 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- "Classification of ""crops and grassland II´ح" --- p.153 / Chapter 5.3.5 --- "Classification of ""low density urban""" --- p.154 / Chapter 5.3.6 --- Classification Result --- p.155 / Chapter 5.3.7 --- Error Matrix --- p.156 / Chapter 5.3.8 --- Class Proportion --- p.161 / Chapter 5.3.9 --- Post-classification Aggregation --- p.161 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.163 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Problems of object-oriented classification --- p.163 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Strengths of object-oriented classification --- p.165 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- Transferability of classifying rules --- p.166 / Chapter CHAPTER 6. --- "Results and Discussion HI Landscape Structure of ""Urban Green Space"", Chongqing and Nanjing" --- p.167 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.167 / Chapter 6.2 --- Chongqing --- p.167 / Chapter 6.2.1 --- Landscape composition --- p.167 / Chapter 6.2.2 --- Fragmentation --- p.169 / Chapter 6.2.3 --- Contagion --- p.171 / Chapter 6.2.4 --- Patch Shape Complexity --- p.171 / Chapter 6.3 --- Nanjing --- p.173 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Landscape composition --- p.173 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Fragmentation --- p.175 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Contagion --- p.177 / Chapter 6.3.4 --- Patch Shape Complexity --- p.178 / Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.179 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Similarities --- p.179 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Differences --- p.182 / Chapter CHAPTER 7. --- Conclusion --- p.186 / Chapter 7.1 --- Summary on findings --- p.186 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Summary on image object analyses --- p.186 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Summary on object-oriented classification --- p.187 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- Summary on landscape studies of ´ب´بurban green space´ح --- p.189 / Chapter 7.2 --- Limitations of the research --- p.190 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Data preparation --- p.190 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Image classification --- p.191 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Landscape Analysis --- p.193 / Chapter 7.3 --- Suggestions for further research --- p.194 / Bibliography --- p.196 / Appendix 1´ؤEquations of object features --- p.204 / Appendix 2´ؤEquations for Landscape Metrics --- p.208 / Appendix 3´ؤVariations of Object Features along Segmentation Levels in Chongqing --- p.216 / Appendix 4´ؤVariations of Object Features along Segmentation Levels in Nanjing --- p.244 / Appendix 5´ؤClassifying Rules --- p.277 / Appendix 6´ؤVariations in Landscape Metrics along Buffers from City Center in Chongqing --- p.282 / Appendix 7´ؤVariations in Landscape Metrics along Buffers from City Center in Nanjing --- p.290

Greenbelts have been used around the world to control urban growth and to enhance the natural environment of cities since the last century. However, some Latin American governments, influenced by urban renewal principles and modern planning, have implemented greenbelts to beautify and order cities. Much criticism has arisen about the social repercussions of using greenbelts as a way to control citizen behavior, which in many cases has resulted in exclusionary practices, especially of low-income populations. Based on a case study that documents and analyzes the uses and perceptions of residents of the informal settlement, Los Platanitos, of the Parque Nacional Mirador Norte, my research attempts to illuminate the political and social processes shaping urban environmental planning in Santo Domingo in order to understand practices of exclusion and marginalization in contexts marked by socioeconomic inequalities. / text

This dissertation explores the fusion of the built and biophysical environments within the context of the city. In doing so the biophysical environment contributes to the operation of the architecture in terms of microclimate control, containment, form and aesthetic. The building houses the programme of an Ethnobotanic Research Centre [EBRC], which serves as a place of research into the medicinal properties of indigenous plants and propagation thereof. The building also becomes a point of intervention to prevent the encroachment of the city on the greenbelts of Pretoria. / Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2005. / Architecture / unrestricted

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