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European Journal of GeographyThe urban sprawl phenomenon refers to the expansion of urban areas driven by high population growth and migration. A spatio-temporal approach is indispensable in urban sprawl research.
Mohammad Raditia Pradana +1 more
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Causes of sprawl: A portrait from space [PDF]
We study the extent to which US urban development is sprawling and consider what determines differences in sprawl across space. Using remote-sensing data to track the evolution of land use on a grid of 8.7 billion 30x30 metre cells, we measure sprawl as ...
Diego Puga +3 more
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Karakteristik Pemekaran Kota Bogor Dan Evaluasinya Terhadap Pola Ruang [PDF]
, 2015 The rising of activities and population growth in Bogor City, are major causes of increased need for land. In order to provide the land, city will tend to spread into areas. This sprending called urban sprawl. This study aims to: (1) determine the urban
, Dra. Hj. Umrotun, M.Si +2 more
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The use of high resolution digital surface models for change detection and viewshed analysis in the area around the pyramids of Giza, Egypt [PDF]
, 2013 One of the biggest threats to cultural heritage is related to their rapidly changing and developing surroundings. The Giza pyramid plateau is a prime example of this phenomenon, as it is threatened by the enormous urban expansion of Cairo over the last ...
De Laet, Véronique +4 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Worldwide, transportation agencies have been involved in road mitigation efforts to reduce road mortality and promote connectivity of endangered species. Baseline data on how mammals respond to highway construction, however, are rarely collected in road mitigation and monitoring studies, including in the USA.
Thomas J. Yamashita +4 more
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.As human‐modified landscape and climate changes proliferate, maintaining biodiversity and understanding the function and quality of available habitat is imperative. As anurans (frogs/toads) such as Pseudacris crucifer, can be an indicator species of habitat quality and ecosystem productivity, studying the anuran community in a mixed‐land use region ...
Brian C. Kron, Karen V. Root
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A Study on the Development of an Image Classification System for Urban Sprawl Areas in Japan
LandIn Japan, unlike in many other countries, urbanization has progressed while original rural road structures have been retained, leading to distinctive urban sprawl areas with intermingling residential lots and farmland.
Ryota Hemmi +3 more
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The correlation between urban sprawl and the local economy in Poland
Urbani Izziv, 2016 The literature has assessed urban sprawl as a negative phenomenon because of the costs it generates. However, various studies have examined the impact of urban sprawl based on only one parameter, such as public expenditures or fuel consumption, instead ...
Piotr LITYŃSKI
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Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.With urbanization reducing the amount of available wildlife habitat, and outdoor recreation increasing the human activity within wildlife habitats, it is important to understand the effects of human activity on animal behavior. This study examined how the reduction in human presence in urban parks in Gainesville, Florida, affected the temporal ...
Maya Fives, Matthew Hallett
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Curbing Excess Sprawl with Congestion Tolls and Urban Boundaries [PDF]
Using an urban land use model in which jobs and residences are spatially dispersed and mixed, we treat the general equilibrium of land, labor and product markets and the trade-off between labor supply, commuting and discretionary travel. We show that the
Alex Anas, Hyok-Joo Rhee
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