Spatial Entropy and Landscape Analysis

This book is the first to explore the relationship between spatial entropy, landscape analysis, diversity, and geo-information. It provides researchers with essential tools to study the spatial entropy of physical and artificial landscapes, using Shannon's formula, non-extensive thermodynamics, directional statistics, and network theory.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 143 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden

This groundbreaking work is the first in-depth exploration of spatial entropy in the scientific literature, seamlessly connecting it with landscape analysis, diversity, and geo-information. It provides researchers with a comprehensive set of essential tools to study the spatial entropy of both natural and artificial landscapes, encompassing approaches such as artificial life, swarm intelligence, and more. By delving into the intricate interplay between spatial entropy, spatial information, self-organization, and emergence, this book offers geographers and landscape scientists a diverse range of alternative mathematical methods to investigate these phenomena, including Shannon's formula, measures from non-extensive thermodynamics, directional statistics, and network theory. As a vital resource for researchers in landscape analysis and geo-informatics, this book sheds light on the complex dynamics shaping our spatial environments and provides valuable insights into the future of spatial science.

Weight: 283g
Dimension: 240 x 168 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783658355951
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022