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, 2020 Swift progress in urban areas can pilot to urban sprawl, where new components are urbanized around the external boundaries of urban areas, frequently taking up important farmland. Many tenants want better residence, comfortable space, and calm and safe environment, which they discover in the new suburban growth far separate from the center of the city.
Balamurugan, Paramasivam, +1 more
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article evaluates the average business performance of construction firms across Spain's 17 autonomous communities within a decentralised governance framework. A regional composite sustainability index is developed, integrating economic, social and environmental intensity indicators.
Francisco José Castillo‐Díaz +3 more
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban sprawl in China from 2000 to 2020
GIScience & Remote SensingAccurately and timely quantifying the dynamics of urban sprawl is essential for improving land use efficiency and land use planning. However, existing research mainly focused on the sprawl of a single city or urban agglomerations in China, while national
Yiming Hou +7 more
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Towards a Simpler Characterization of Urban Sprawl across Urban Areas in Europe
Land, 2018 Urban sprawl is a concept commonly used to describe the physical expansion of urban areas. It is traditionally associated with lower residential density, poorer connectivity, and higher energy costs for heating and transport.
Jean-Philippe Aurambout +2 more
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AAOHN Journal, 2004 Urban sprawl, once thought of as just an environmental issue, is currently gaining momentum as an emerging public health issue worthy of research and political attention. Characteristics seen in sprawling communities include increasing traffic volumes; inadequate public transportation; pedestrian unfriendly streets; and the division of businesses ...
Mary, Pohanka, Sheila, Fitzgerald
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Policymakers' Perceptions of the Use of Deliberative Mini‐Publics to Support Sustainability Policies
Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Deliberative mini‐publics (DMPs) have emerged as a novel method to deepen public participation in complex and contentious policy decisions, such as those related to sustainability transformations. Despite an increasing interest in applying DMPs in environmental governance, little is known about policymakers' expectations regarding their ...
Heli Saarikoski +7 more
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Social Interaction and Urban Sprawl [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2006 Abstract Various authors, most notably Putnam [Putnam, R.D., 2000. Bowling Alone. Simon and Schuster, New York], have argued that low-density living reduces social capital and thus social interaction, and this argument has been used to buttress criticisms of urban sprawl. If low densities in fact reduce social interaction, then an externality arises,
Jan K. Brueckner, Ann G. Largey
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.Satellite (MODIS) mapping links Urban Heat Island (UHI) intensity to city‐scale energy demand—higher daytime cooling demand and altered nighttime heating demand—supporting targeted mitigation and planning. ABSTRACT This study examines the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect on building energy consumption in Tehran from 1998 to 2024, utilizing MODIS
Rasool Maroofiazar, Ali Maboudi Reveshti
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Land, 2023 Urban sprawl has become a notable feature in China. Previous studies have found that railway development has a significant effect on urban sprawl.
Yuan Yi, Fang He, Yuxuan Si
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Effects of urban sprawl on obesity [PDF]
Journal of Health Economics, 2010 In this paper, we examine the effect of changes in population density-urban sprawl-between 1970 and 2000 on BMI and obesity of residents in metropolitan areas in the U.S. We address the possible endogeneity of population density by using a two-step instrumental variables approach.
Zhenxiang Zhao, Robert Kaestner
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