Spatial metrics to study urban patterns in growing and shrinking cities
This article reviews existing literature on spatial metrics, presenting a portfolio of metrics
addressing the spatial patterns of growing and shrinking cities and discussing their potential …
addressing the spatial patterns of growing and shrinking cities and discussing their potential …
Compact development policy and urban resilience: a critical review
Sustainable development and urban resilience are dominant urban planning paradigms that
have become buzzwords in urban planning and policy domains over the past 2–3 decades …
have become buzzwords in urban planning and policy domains over the past 2–3 decades …
Planning multifunctional green infrastructure for compact cities: What is the state of practice?
Urban green infrastructure planning aims to develop green space networks on limited space
in compact cities. Multifunctionality is considered key to achieving this goal as it supports …
in compact cities. Multifunctionality is considered key to achieving this goal as it supports …
Transport (Chapter 10)
Meeting climate mitigation goals would require transformative changes in the transport
sector (high confidence). In 2019, direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport …
sector (high confidence). In 2019, direct greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the transport …
[PDF][PDF] Urbanisation and land use change
Urbanisation is one of the major driving forces behind the formation of today's land use
systems. It almost always involves the conversion of land use from non-urban to urban uses …
systems. It almost always involves the conversion of land use from non-urban to urban uses …
A global comparative analysis of urban form: Applying spatial metrics and remote sensing
Currently, debates over urban form have generally focused on the contrast between the
“sprawl” often seen as typical of the United States and “compact” urban forms found in parts …
“sprawl” often seen as typical of the United States and “compact” urban forms found in parts …
The impact of urban growth patterns on urban vitality in newly built-up areas based on an association rules analysis using geographical 'big data'
The emergence of geographical 'big data'provides new opportunities for studying urban
issues. This study uses geographical 'big data'on point of interest density (POID), degree of …
issues. This study uses geographical 'big data'on point of interest density (POID), degree of …
Urban form revisited—Selecting indicators for characterising European cities
N Schwarz - Landscape and urban planning, 2010 - Elsevier
Four out of five European citizens life in urban areas, and urban form–like the density or
compactness of a city–influences daily life and is an important factor for both quality of life …
compactness of a city–influences daily life and is an important factor for both quality of life …
The effect of regional integration on urban sprawl in urban agglomeration areas: A case study of the Yangtze River Delta, China
Y Tian, Q Mao - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban sprawl refers to inefficient, disorderly, and low-density urban constructions that restrict
sustainable development, in the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization. For …
sustainable development, in the context of rapid urbanization and industrialization. For …
Modelling built-up expansion and densification with multinomial logistic regression, cellular automata and genetic algorithm
This paper presents a model to simulate built-up expansion and densification based on a
combination of a non-ordered multinomial logistic regression (MLR) and cellular automata …
combination of a non-ordered multinomial logistic regression (MLR) and cellular automata …