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Development of an urban intensity index to facilitate urban ecosystem studies in Trinidad and Tobago

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  • Samantha Chadee
  • Valerie Stoute

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Urban ecosystems, considered centres of economic, social and cultural development, face a multitude of environmental and socio-economic challenges, which impact on quality of life. Effective management of the urbanization process is believed critical to improving quality of life and realizing sustainable development. The ecosystem perspective provides a holistic approach, needed to address the complexly interconnected issues, which arise from urban development. Central to the mapping and characterization of urban ecosystems is the delineation of their boundaries, which are made less transparent by growing urbanization. This exposes the limitations of a dichotomous approach. An urban intensity index is a critical tool which supports urban ecosystem studies by facilitating analysis of effects along the urban–rural gradient. In this study, Urban Intensity is estimated and ranked from most to least intense for communities across Trinidad and Tobago, using multivariate statistical analysis of physical data from the built environment. This statistically validated index, designed for Trinidad and Tobago, should have wider applicability to other disciplines and countries.

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  • Samantha Chadee & Valerie Stoute, 2018. "Development of an urban intensity index to facilitate urban ecosystem studies in Trinidad and Tobago," Journal of Applied Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(3), pages 508-527, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:japsta:v:45:y:2018:i:3:p:508-527
    DOI: 10.1080/02664763.2017.1282440
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