Fig. 1: Values of 5 landscape metrics for green space in 265 cities.
From: Small accessible urban parks mitigate heat-related mortality
The selection of the five landscape metrics prioritized key factors: overall green coverage, patch quantity, predominant patch features, shape complexity or fragmentation, and spatial continuity. Calculation methods for each landscape metric are detailed in Methods. All landscape metrics are divided into three equal groups: low, medium and high, based on tertile distribution.
