Abstract

ESPINOSA PEREZ, Ian Dassaef; GARCIA ROMERO, Arturo  and  CRUZ FUENTES, Luis Fernando. Proposal of Differentiating Components for the Multiscale Classification of the Landscape. Invest. Geog [online]. 2022, n.107, e60539.  Epub June 20, 2022. ISSN 2448-7279.  https://doi.org/10.14350/rig.60539.

Landscape classification and mapping have raised interest in Latin America. There is an increasing number of studies conducted in this region; however, they show marked differences in the establishment of the hierarchy and subordination of landscape components within classification systems. The aim of this article is to propose a multiscale integration method of the “differentiating landscape components” - relief, vegetation, and land use - for landscape classification and mapping at three levels: natural region, geosystem, and geofacies. The landscape map was constructed through three stages: 1) environmental analysis and synthesis; 2) environmental integration and landscape classification; and 3) classification validation. The method was applied to the Tlalpan and Milpa Alta municipalities (southern Mexico City), and resulted in a classification of the landscape into three natural regions, six geosystems, and 113 geofacies, where each level was defined by the spatial-temporal resolution and the relative weight of its differentiating components. This methodological approach can be adapted to various conditions and areas, and constitutes a cartographic foundation of broad applicability in studies focused on land-use planning.

Keywords : landscape mapping; hierarchical-corological method; geosystem; environmental integration; Mexico City.

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