Researchers and planners worldwide have emphasized the need for a better planning in an
urbanizing world. The expansion of urbanized areas has increased people's access to …

In former socialist countries, as cities expanded they permeated into nearby agricultural
areas. The periphery then became a mosaic of built-up and agricultural patches. Due to …

The appearance of land-use conflicts represents one of the expressions of the increasing
human pressure on the environment, especially in complex metropolitan areas. We used a …

Urban sprawl is widely considered to be a major issue for the functioning of urban areas,
threatening long-term sustainability and affecting the quality of living. The aim of this …

The current paper aims at assessing future urban sprawl in Romania based on predicted
land use/cover change (2007–2050) simulated using CLUE-S model (the Conversion of …

Crop intensity information describes the productivity and the sustainability of agricultural
land. This information can be used to determine which agricultural lands should be …

In Romania nearly 7,500,000 (34%) inhabitants are living in metropolitan areas. The socio-
economic and political changes brought about by the post-communist period have reshaped …

Abstract The Bucharest Metropolitan Area (BMA) is witnessing rapid urban growth under the
form of urban sprawl, which leads to a continuous expansion of the city over wider territories …

INTRODUCTION the most pressing issues of the 21st century are about the depletion of
conventional energy resources, city overcrowding, increased chemical, physical and …

The first decade of the 21st century brings about the largest urbanisation share ever
reached, with more than half of the world's population living in urban areas. Continuing …