Urban Regions : Ecology and Planning Beyond the City

Major wetlands (% cover)

17

2.38

2

2.14

1

2.76

4

2.71

3

Flood hazard sites (%)

12

2.63

2.5

1.54

1

3.21

4

2.63

2.5

Marine coast (km length)

∗

14

2.04

1

2.71

4

2.61

2

2.64

3

Reservoirs/lakes

(% & shoreline km)

∗

30

2.33

2

2.27

1

2.68

3

2.72

4

Drainage area for water

(% cover)

∗

19

3.08

3

1.45

1

2.29

2

3.18

4

Market-gardening area

(% cover)

10

2.75

3

1.95

1

2.5

2

2.8

4

Av

erage distance to majorhighway (km)

∗

15

2.2

2

3.57

4

1.13

1

3.1

3

Degree of subdividing

region (high to low)

∗

38

2

2

1

1

4

4

3

3

Edge density (km length

per km2)

∗

38

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

Center city to metro-area

border (km)

∗

38

4

4

1

1

2

2

3

3

Other attributes combined

∗

10

3.2

3

1.4

1

1.8

2

3.6

4

Overall average

2.44

2

2.64

2.92

To

tal number of

1 s5

12

1

0

To

tal number of

4 s2

3

7

6