Title
Rescaling the Human Footprint - A tool for conservation planning at an ecoregional scale
Author(s)
Woolmer, G., Trombulak, S.C., Ray, J.C., Doran, P.J., Anderson, M.G., Baldwin, R.F., Morgan, A. and Sanderson, E.W.
Published
2008
Publisher
Landscape and Urban Planning
Abstract
This article discusses the differences in accuracy and resolution between mapping the human footprint (i.e. transformation of a landscape) at a global scale versus a local scale. The authors mapped the human footprint for the Northern Appalachian/Acadian ecoregion at a 90-m resolution and compared it with the 1-km resolution Global Human Footprint map. It was found that rescaling the map to a finer resolution leads to improvements that increase as the planning area gets smaller, which shows the benefits that local scale Human Footprint mapping may have on local conservation and land use planning.
Keywords
Human footprint; conservation; planning; GIS; scale; transboundary
Full Citation
Woolmer, G., Trombulak, S.C., Ray, J.C., Doran, P.J., Anderson, M.G., Baldwin, R.F., Morgan, A. and Sanderson, E.W. 2008. Rescaling the Human Footprint: A tool for conservation planning at an ecoregional scale. Landscape and Urban Planning. Vol 87 Issue 1. p 42–53.
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