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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 Due to extensive population growth, urbanization increases urban development and sprawl in the world’s cities. Urban sprawl is a socioeconomic phenomenon that has not extensively incorporated socioeconomic factors in the prediction of most of the urban ...
Mathanraj Seevarethnam +2 more
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Urban sprawl, density, and accessibility
Papers in Regional Science, 1992 Suburban sprawl is often criticized on the grounds that it results in low density land uses. A model is developed and calibrated in which a planning agency can influence the sequencing and densities of two phases of suburban development on the urban fringe.
Eric J. Heikkila, Richard B. Peiser
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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 +4 more
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Analysis of Urban Sprawl Effects on Social Vulnerability (Case Study: Qazvin City Districts) [PDF]
توسعه پایدار شهری, 2021 Iran is an earthquake-prone country that many cities have experienced the earthquake. Magnitude of earthquake damage not only depends on physical destructions, but also one of the major dimensions of earthquake hazards is social vulnerability.In this ...
Esfandyar Zebardast, Hossein Ghanooni
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The Impact of Urban Land Use Patterns on the Synergy of Pollution Reduction and Carbon Mitigation
Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT To tackle global climate change and fulfill China's dual carbon objectives, the coordinated abatement of pollution and carbon emissions has emerged as a pivotal focus for sustainable urban development. Land use patterns and pollutant emissions are deeply connected within cities, making them a crucial lever for advancing synergistic pollution ...
Xiaowei Ma +5 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rapid urban expansion has become a global concern that increasingly encroaches on agricultural land and threatens food security, environmental sustainability, and rural livelihoods. This study offers a comprehensive bibliometric review of global research at the crossroads of urbanization, agricultural land degradation, and food security.
Shahab E. Saqib +2 more
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Land use conflicts (LUCs) significantly impact regional food security and ecological security. Identifying LUCs helps cut down ecological risks. This study focuses on the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis (YRMRM) as a case, employing a landscape pattern approach to construct a land use conflict measurement model.
Xufeng Cui +5 more
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Jobs Created out of Tallinn Have not Reduced Commuting
The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2013 Although urban sprawl is relatively new process for Estonia which has not revealed itself to the full extent, in many European cities urban sprawl is recognised as a major challenge to quality of life. Due to the above mentioned negative aspects of urban
Roland Mäe, Dago Antov, Imre Antso
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Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The use of Land Use Land Cover (LULC) analysis is a fundamental requirement for urban solid waste management (SWM); however, conventional LULC analysis methods are not well suited to the spatio‐temporal variability, multi‐sensor heterogeneity, and seasonal variations of highly dynamic urban environments.
Rubeena Vohra, Ashish Kumar
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Urban Sprawl in the Yangtze River Delta: Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Impacts on PM2.5
LandOver the past three decades, the Yangtze River Delta has undergone a rapid urbanization phenomenon, resulting in pronounced urban sprawl that has significantly impacted regional sustainable development and air quality.
Ning Ruan, Jianhui Xu, Huarong He
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