Abstract
This paper presents the first evidence, using radial analysis of 292 European cities that artificial land use within a rescaled distance of ~ 20km (using London as a reference) to the city centre is decreasing on average across Europe. This is contrasted with further expansion and increase in artificial land use in the suburbs and periphery areas. This finding has important implications relating to the sustainability of our cities as the evidence is pointing to increasing urban sprawl and lower urban centre living. A rescaling component is utilised in the analysis, along with radial profiles to enable comparisons between cities of different populations.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | Geographical Information Science Research UK - Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Apr 2019 → 26 Apr 2019 http://newcastle.gisruk.org/proceedings/ |
Conference
Conference | Geographical Information Science Research UK |
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Abbreviated title | GISRUK |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Newcastle |
Period | 23/04/19 → 26/04/19 |
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