Landscapes are dynamic and therefore they experience frequent changes over time. This research analyzed the landscape changes and spatial characteristics of woodlands in an urban fringe landscape to provide information for the sustainable landscape ecological planning. The results showed that the studied landscape changed between 2002 and 2014 mainly due to new road construction and residential development. Several landscape ecological indicators were used to assess the woodland changes and the overall effect of woodland changes on the landscape structure. The results of the landscape ecological analysis revealed a decrease in patch size of less 5ha (n=13) and between 5ha and 9.9ha (n=2). AWSI decreased from 4.03 in 2002 to 3.89 in 2014, and MND increased from 38.41m in 2002 to 49.12m in 2014, and SDI of land cover type decreased from 1.16 in 2002 to 0.18 in 2014. The results suggest that woodlands have become smaller and more isolated. The shape of the woodlands has also become simpler and more regular. These spatial woodland changes adversely impact the biodiversity. For further information on landscape ecological conditions, a more comprehensive analysis based on more landscape ecological metrics and ecological information such as habitats and species surveys is needed in future studies.

ABSTRACT
 1. Introduction
 2. Methods
  2.1 Study Site
  2.2 Data Collection and Analysis
 3. Results and Discussions
  3.1 Change in Land Cover
  3.2 Landscape Ecological Analysis of WoodlandChanges
  4. Conclusions
  References

• Deugsoo Ahn(Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Mokpo National University)
• Sungil Han(Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Graduate School, Yeungnam University)
• Keunho Kim(Dept. of Forest Resources and Landscape Architecture, Yeungnam University) Corresponding author