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Fragmentation pressure (number of meshes per 1 000 km²) of urban and transport infrastructure expansion

Figure Created 18 Dec 2017 Published 08 May 2019 Last modified 08 May 2019

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Topics: Biodiversity — Ecosystems Land use

The map shows the distribution of fragmentation classes across Europe. Classes represent the number of meshes per 1 000 km2. Light colours mean less fragmentation pressure and dark colours mean higher fragmentation pressure of urban and transport infrastructure expansion.

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Processors:: European Topic Centre on Urban, Land and Soil Systems (ETC-ULS)
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The map relates to the 'Landscape fragmentation pressure from urban and transport infrastructure expansion (LSI004 )' indicator.

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Geographic coverage

Albania Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo (UNSCR 1244/99) Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom