Assessing the Impacts of Streamside Ordinance Protection on the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Urban Riparian Vegetation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Defined Riparian Area
2.2. Streamside Ordinances
2.3. Description of Imagery and Processing
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Total Riparian Vegetation Change within the Study Area
3.2. Riparian Vegetation Change by Municipality and Ordinance Protection
3.2.1. City of Kansas City
3.2.2. City of Overland Park
3.2.3. Unincorporated Johnson County, KS, USA
4. Discussion
4.1. Total Riparian Vegetation Change within the Study Area
4.2. Riparian Vegetation Change by Municipality and Ordinance Protection
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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State | Administrative Area | Area (km2) | Ordinance | Date Enacted |
---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas | Overland Park | 0.52 | YES | 7 October 2002 |
Kansas | Overland Park (Outside ordinance zone) | 3.24 | NO | |
Kansas | Unincorporated Johnson County | 2.07 | NO | |
Missouri | Kansas City | 13.73 | YES | 14 February 2009 |
Missouri | Kansas City (Outside ordinance zone) | 13.58 | NO | |
Total Area (Area within ordinance zone/Area outside ordinance zone) | 33.14 (14.25/18.89) |
1992 Accuracy Assessment | 2009 Accuracy Assessment | ||||
Class Name | Producer’s Accuracy | User’s Accuracy | Class Name | Producer’s Accuracy | User’s Accuracy |
Barren Land | 71.40% | 83.33% | Barren Land | 87.50% | 82.35% |
Grasses | 90.91% | 87.91% | Grasses | 92.16% | 92.16% |
Trees | 89.19% | 88.39% | Trees | 96.15% | 93.46% |
Urban Land | 84.62% | 86.84% | Urban Land | 92.00% | 94.52% |
Water | 72.73% | 88.89% | Water | 70.00% | 87.50% |
Overall Classification Accuracy | 87.89% | Overall Classification Accuracy | 92.58% | ||
2003 Accuracy Assessment | 2012 Accuracy Assessment | ||||
Class Name | Producer’s Accuracy | User’s Accuracy | Class Name | Producer’s Accuracy | User’s Accuracy |
Barren Land | 72.73% | 88.89% | Barren Land | 80.00% | 88.89% |
Grasses | 85.07% | 90.48% | Grasses | 88.00% | 93.62% |
Trees | 93.00% | 90.29% | Trees | 94.68% | 93.69% |
Urban Land | 92.19% | 93.65% | Urban Land | 94.19% | 91.11% |
Water | 100.00% | 77.78% | Water | 81.25% | 86.66% |
Overall Classification Accuracy | 90.23% | Overall Classification Accuracy | 91.80% |
Generalized Land-Cover Class 1 | 1992 (0% of Area within Streamside Ordinance Protection) | 2003 (1.64% of Area within Streamside Ordinance Protection) | 2009 (43% of Area within Streamside Ordinance Protection) | 2012 (43% of Area within Streamside Ordinance Protection) | ||||
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Area (km2) | Percent Cover | Area (km2) | Percent Cover | Area (km2) | Percent Cover | Area (km2) | Percent Cover | |
Barren Land | 0.90 | 2.72% | 0.72 | 2.18% | 0.05 | 0.16% | 0.53 | 1.59% |
Developed Land | 5.71 | 17.22% | 8.83 | 26.65% | 11.11 | 33.52% | 13.28 | 40.08% |
Grasses | 12.42 | 37.48% | 9.94 | 30.00% | 9.47 | 28.58% | 9.22 | 27.82% |
Trees | 12.81 | 38.65% | 12.01 | 36.23% | 10.64 | 32.10% | 8.66 | 26.14% |
Water | 1.30 | 3.94% | 1.64 | 4.94% | 1.87 | 5.64% | 1.45 | 4.38% |
Total | 33.14 | 100.00% | 33.14 | 100.00% | 33.14 | 100.00% | 33.14 | 100.00% |
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Weilert, T.E.; Ji, W.; Zubair, O.A. Assessing the Impacts of Streamside Ordinance Protection on the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Urban Riparian Vegetation. ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2018, 7, 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7070282
Weilert TE, Ji W, Zubair OA. Assessing the Impacts of Streamside Ordinance Protection on the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Urban Riparian Vegetation. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2018; 7(7):282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7070282
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeilert, Trina E., Wei Ji, and Opeyemi A. Zubair. 2018. "Assessing the Impacts of Streamside Ordinance Protection on the Spatial and Temporal Variability in Urban Riparian Vegetation" ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information 7, no. 7: 282. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi7070282