Abstract

Landscape fragmentation and dispersed urban growth can be viewed as both cause and consequence of land-use change, especially in the context of urban growth. Several metrics from landscape ecology have been already applied to quantify the urban landscapes. However, the use of these metrics in land-use planning and policy making is still lacking. Furthermore, what is critical is to understand the effect and applicability of these metrics at different scales and extent. Typically, these metrics are applied at given city’s landscape level. However, these may not capture the variations in certain parts of the city since the estimation of the metrics would get aggregated at the city’s landscape level. In order to examine the effects of some of these metrics at different spatial extents, a study has been carried out by applying some of the popular landscape metrics for the city of Bangalore.