What is Marxan with Zones?
What is Marxan with Zones? Marxan with Zones is based on the same principles standard Marxan, but allows for multiple zones, zoning contributions, costs, and the spatial relationships between zones to all be considered in spatial optimization. This tool can be applied...
Defining a zoning problem.
Defining a zoning problem. The following information is adapted from Serra-Sogas et al. 2020 and Grantham et al. 2013. Defining a zoning problem can be broken down into seven steps. These steps are specific to setting up a Marxan with Zones planning framework, and are...
Boundary Length Modifier vs. Zone Boundary Cost.
Boundary Length Modifier vs. Zone Boundary Cost In standard Marxan, the Boundary Length Modifier (BLM) is a parameter used to control the spatial compactness of solutions (compact versus fragmented solutions). Standard Marxan The BLM works the same way in Marxan with...
Zone contribution.
Zone contribution In standard Marxan with Zones, users have the option to define zone contributions (how much each feature contributes towards meeting targets within each zone). If an overall target has been set then it is mandatory that zone contributions are set....
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