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Urban sprawl: Theory and practice

, 2022
Urban sprawl is among the most debated topics in the field of urbanism, regional science, ecology, economics, and geography. As this process involves different analysis' dimensions, sprawl is fascinating on the one side, but quite difficult to ...
Salvati L., Imbrenda V., Bianchini L., Coluzzi R., Di Stefano V.   +4 more
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When Policy Is the Hazard: Institutional Legitimacy and Climate Risk Attribution Among Farmers in Water Stressed California

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how farmers perceive and respond to climate policy risk in the context of drought and argues that understanding such responses is as important as understanding farmer reactions to the biophysical impacts of climate change.
M. Anne Visser, Jordan Pantano, Grace Kumetat, Julia Marhenke   +3 more
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Urban Sprawl and Its Multidimensional and Multiscale Measurement

Land, 2023
The evaluation and dynamic monitoring of urban sprawl is essential to the sustainable development of cities and therefore attracts enthusiasm from numerous scholars.
Linlin Zhang, Xianfan Shu, Liang Zhang
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Nested Institutions and Overlapping Mandates: A Policy Analysis of Mangrove Governance in Ghana, Tanzania Mainland, and Zanzibar

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mangroves are critical resources in sustaining coastal communities by providing essential ecosystem goods and services. Occurring within the interface of land and sea, they serve as critical ecological zones shaped by dynamic interactions between terrestrial and marine systems.
Menelisi Falayi, Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi, Linda Bana, Nanabanyin Okwentsie Ekumah, Vincent Cudjoe Egbenya, Denis Worlanyo Aheto, Nandera Juma Lolila, Hamidu Seki, Deo Shirima, Ibrahim Issifu, Mengyi Zhang, Terry Sunderland   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of urban sprawl in Dammam metropolitan area (DMA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A qualitative exploration

Journal of Urban Management
Urban Sprawl, categorized by the city's outward expansion into their adjacent areas, has emerged as a pressing and complex challenge in urban development worldwide.
Khalid Mohammed Almatar, Mubarak F. Alhajri   +1 more
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Sprawl and sustainable urban development in Europe [PDF]

Arhitektura i Urbanizam, 2008
Over 50 years urban development in Europe has been affected by extensive urban sprawl. Environmental, economic and social impacts of long lasting sprawl are threatening urban identity, urban culture and cultural identity of European territory.
Maksin-Mićić Marija
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Urban Sprawl

, 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, Illanthirayan Arumugavelu   +1 more
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Toward Comprehensive Climate Action: Assessing Mitigation Approaches Across Canadian Municipalities

Environmental Policy and Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Local governments are widely regarded as key leaders in the global response to climate change. Understanding if and how municipalities commit to climate mitigation is crucial for assessing their contribution to global emission‐reduction goals and identifying barriers to effective climate transitions.
Aryana Soliz, Adriane MacDonald, David Talbot, Eduardo Ordonez‐Ponce, Ying Zhou, Samantha Hall Linton, Amelia Clarke, Amr ElAlfy   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coupling Coordination Relationship between Urban Sprawl and Urbanization Quality in the West Taiwan Strait Urban Agglomeration, China: Observation and Analysis from DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Imagery and Panel Data

Remote Sensing, 2020
Urban sprawl is the most prominent characteristic of urbanization, and increasingly affects local and regional sustainable development. The observation and analysis of urban sprawl dynamics and their relationship with urbanization quality are essential ...
Chunyan Lu, Lin Li, Yifan Lei, Chunying Ren, Ying Su, Yufei Huang, Yu Chen, Shaohua Lei, Weiwei Fu   +8 more
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Characterising City Scale Heat Climatology for Australian Climate Zones

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in Australian cities peaks at night, intensifying under dry conditions, clear skies, increased solar radiation, and low wind speeds. Long‐term observations show that nighttime temperatures in major cities have warmed faster than their rural surroundings and future climate projections fail to capture this disparity ...
Vihan C. N. Weeraratne, Nikhil Garg, Raymond C. Z. Cohen, Valentijn R. N. Pauwels, Mahesh Prakash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source