英文摘要 |
From viewpoint of ecological energetics, urban system is on the highest level of ecosystem hierarchy. The ecological energetic based urban study uses systems approach to analyze the ecological function and its relationships to economic development to explain the complexity of urban system. This research uses Taipei Basin as the case study area, and applies theory of energy hierarchy, developed by Odum, to analyze energy flows for the study of spatial urban pattern. The geographic information system is incorporated to develop spatial data base of energy flows in emergy units of Taipei Basin for the calculation of land use transformity. As a result, the highest energetic hierarchy of land use is located in the highly developed urban area. The energy density and transformity decrease from urban center toward rural districts. The result of this paper will be used as a basis for interpreting and analyzing the results of ecological energetic zonation which will be presented in the subsequent paper. |