Couch, Chris
Urban Sprawl in Europe: Landscape, Land-Use Change and Policy
Urban sprawl is one of the most important types of land-use changes currently affecting Europe. It increasingly creates major impacts on the environment (via surface sealing, emissions by transport and ecosystem fragmentation); on the social structure of an area (by segregation, lifestyle changes and neglecting urban centres); and on the economy (via distributed production, land prices, and issues of scale).
Urban Sprawl in Europe: landscapes, land-use change & policy explains the nature and dynamics of urban sprawl. The book is written in three parts. Part I considers contemporary definitions, theories and trends in European urban sprawl. In part II authors draw upon experiences from across Europe to consider urban sprawl from a number of perspectives:
* Infrastructure-related sprawl, such as can be seen around Athens;
* Sprawl in the post-socialist city, as typified by Warsaw, Leipzig and Ljubljana;
* Decline and sprawl, where a comparative analysis of Liverpool and Leipzig shows that sprawl is not confined to expanding cities;
* Sprawl based on the development of second homes as found in Sweden, Austria and elsewhere.
In part III a formal qualitative model of sprawl is developed. Policies for the control of urban sprawl and the roles of different stakeholders are considered. Finally, a concluding chapter raises questions about the nature and dynamics of these new urban landscapes and their sustainability.
Urban Sprawl in Europe: landscapes, land-use change & policy explains the nature and dynamics of urban sprawl. The book is written in three parts. Part I considers contemporary definitions, theories and trends in European urban sprawl. In part II authors draw upon experiences from across Europe to consider urban sprawl from a number of perspectives:
* Infrastructure-related sprawl, such as can be seen around Athens;
* Sprawl in the post-socialist city, as typified by Warsaw, Leipzig and Ljubljana;
* Decline and sprawl, where a comparative analysis of Liverpool and Leipzig shows that sprawl is not confined to expanding cities;
* Sprawl based on the development of second homes as found in Sweden, Austria and elsewhere.
In part III a formal qualitative model of sprawl is developed. Policies for the control of urban sprawl and the roles of different stakeholders are considered. Finally, a concluding chapter raises questions about the nature and dynamics of these new urban landscapes and their sustainability.
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- Tekijä(t)
- Couch, Chris
- Leontidou, Lila
- Petschel-Held, Gerhard
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2008
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sivumäärä
- 296 sivua
- Kategoriat
- Taide, taidehistoria
- Tekniikka, energia, liikenne
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470691342
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781405139175