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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-904-4-0326

THE ROAD FROM THE CITY TO THE FOREST. OR HOW FAR IS THE URBAN MAN FROM A FUNCTIONAL FOREST?

Vilém Pechanec, Helena Kilianová, Ivo Machar

This paper presents results from an analysis of the frictional distance of urban development to the nearest functional forest. A functional forest is defined by natural forest habitats in the sense of the Catalogue of Habitats of the Czech Republic, which simultaneously meet the minimum area requirement. The distance to the forest is calculated using the modified distance to nature (D2N) method for all locations in the Czech Republic, described by a 10x10 m area. The direct distance is calculated using the Euclidean distance method without barriers, and the friction is given as a function of the naturalness of the intersecting habitats. Results - maximum and median distances are evaluated at county and state levels. The distances achieved are further compared to the direct distance to the functional forest and the distance to the nearest forest segment (regardless of quality and area).

Keywords: administrative units, distance to nature, functional forest, GIS

pages: 326-330, Published: 2023, online: 2023



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