| Natural/Rural |
With low or no proportion of built surfaces (<20% within study area), for example, deciduous/coniferous forests, riparian forests, mixed woodland, national/wilderness parks, grasslands, agricultural land, and farmland |
| Peri‐urban (suburban) |
With medium proportion of built surfaces (20%–50% within study area), for example, outskirts, a built‐up area on the periphery of the city/town with open pastures, recreational facilities, and scattered buildings |
| Urban |
With high proportion of built surfaces (>50% within study area), for example, urban/town centers, residences, offices, commercial and industrial land, community, city parks/parklands surrounded by built surfaces, cemeteries surrounded by built surfaces, public golf courses surrounded by built surfaces, and university campuses surrounded by built surfaces |
