Cities as selective land predators? A lesson on urban growth, deregulated planning and sprawl containment

Colantoni, Andrea; Grigoriadis, Efstathios; Sateriano, Adele; Venanzoni, Giuseppe; Salvati, Luca

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.11.170

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“…The evidence is in line with the findings of Haase et al [35], suggesting that-although driven by similar underlying factors-the contribution of social processes such as gentrification, immigration, segregation, and filtering to re-urbanization is, in a qualitative sense, still distinctive [32]. Spatially-heterogeneous patterns of re-urbanization make policy analysis more tricky [18,53,54]. Exurban development and re-urbanization have divergent impacts on strategies of urban containment and settlement densification.…”

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“…In this sense, an improved comprehension of mechanisms of population redistribution across metropolitan regions should be better linked to short-term changes in the demographic structure [30]. Moreover, understanding re-densification processes should be better re-connected with regional and national spatial planning [54]. After long-lasting suburbanization and counter-urbanization, re-urbanization led to mixed urban outcomes [55], indicating that a unique explanation of forces determining urban re-densification and economic re-polarization is only partly adequate for representing the inherent complexity of Italian cities, and possibly those of other European countries [32,56,57].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Toward a New Cycle: Short-Term Population Dynamics, Gentrification, and Re-Urbanization of Milan (Italy)

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Abstract:After sequential cycles of urbanization and suburbanization, European cities underwent a (more or less intense) re-urbanization wave. The present study analyzes short-term population dynamics in the core of a large metropolitan region (Milan, northern Italy), providing evidence of spatially-heterogeneous re-urbanization characterized by spatially-complex population growth (or shrinkage) at a local scale. Population dynamics over 1999-2017 were assessed in 88 urban districts partitioning Milan s municipal area and projected up to 2036 for the same spatial units. Empirical results identify spatially-complex and temporally non-linear dynamics with expanding or declining districts distributed heterogeneously across the study area. Multivariate analysis outlines a generalized population decline during 1999-2008 and an opposite pattern afterward (2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016)(2017), with spatially-homogeneous population expansion expected in the near future. Spatial analysis finally highlights that local-scale population growth rates were more clustered in 2008-2017 than in 1999-2008. While the population decreased continuously in the inner districts (<1 km from the city centre), sub-central districts (1-5 km far from the city centre) experienced mixed patterns of population growth and stability. These results confirm the relevance of local-scale policies managing urban renewal and rehabilitation and promoting metropolitan expansion in a spatially-coordinated manner.

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Toward a New Cycle: Short-Term Population Dynamics, Gentrification, and Re-Urbanization of Milan (Italy)

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“…Colantoni et al [43] investigated suburbanizationdriven land take in Athens, Greece, during 1987-2007. The authors evaluated selective land take for cropland, sparsely vegetated areas, and natural land.…”

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Indicator-Based Assessment for Soil Resource Management in the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone of Poland

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Kazak

Żmuda

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Pol. J. Environ. Stud.

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This article presents a discussion about the issue of soil resource management in the context of sustainable development. These resources are one of the basic resources on Earth, conditioning the sustainable development of present and future generations by providing the capacity for food production. The study contains an indicator-based assessment of changes in available soil resources as a result of progressive urbanization processes in the suburban area of a big city. The case study was the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone in Poland. The applied methodology allowed for the valorization of urban sprawl processes on agricultural land. As a result, municipalities were divided into groups that characterize different suburbanization processes and their impact on the available soil resources. By using the proposed approach, it is possible to support the spatial development management process in order to protect the valuable components of the environment. The results of the research show that 29 rural precincts located around Wrocław have a high soil transition index (W≥50), which proves their inefficient agricultural management system on a regional scale. The study is an attempt to answer a question on the practical implementation of sustainable development goals that were included in Agenda 2030.

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“…The fact that cities in many developing countries have the goal of improving the quality of life of the population through efficient urban services focused on infrastructure bring up a challenge because urban growth is very fast and constant (Alnsour, 2016;Colantoni et al, 2016).…”

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“…This society has built and made use of the variety of services to meet their basic needs (Lauwers, 2015;Colantoni et al, 2016). One of these needs is the deposition of dead bodies, for which cemeteries serve, as an important human invention (Lauwers, 2015;Zhang et al, 2016).…”

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Environmental damage and public health threat caused by cemeteries: a proposal of ideal cemeteries for the growing urban sprawl

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Costa

Mário

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urbe, Rev. Bras. Gest. Urbana

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Growing urban land development has led to a reduction in the space available for cemeteries and the juxtaposition of residential and cemeterial areas, further raising the polluting potential of the latter. The present case study sought to assess levels of physicochemical and microbiological contamination in the Central Cemetery of Marau (RS/Brazil), and propose vertical cemetery deployment as a way to reduce necroleachate-linked pollution impacts. The following information was collected from 43 additional rural cemeteries: number of tombs, graves, chapels, and small vertical constructions with drawers, state of conservation and cleanliness and total area and perimeter of the cemetery. Eighty professionals of environmentally sustainable urban planning from four countries (20 Brazilians, 20 American, 20 Portuguese and 20 Japanese) were interviewed regarding the ‘ideal cemetery’. Various risks of cemetery soil contamination were identified, particularly high amounts of heterotrophic microorganisms, especially fecal coliforms associated with burial sites. In order to avoid contamination risks to environment and population, the mplemention of a vertical model of cemetery is proposed.

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Cities as selective land predators? A lesson on urban growth, deregulated planning and sprawl containment

Cited by 141 publications

References 52 publications

Toward a New Cycle: Short-Term Population Dynamics, Gentrification, and Re-Urbanization of Milan (Italy)

Toward a New Cycle: Short-Term Population Dynamics, Gentrification, and Re-Urbanization of Milan (Italy)

Indicator-Based Assessment for Soil Resource Management in the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone of Poland

Environmental damage and public health threat caused by cemeteries: a proposal of ideal cemeteries for the growing urban sprawl

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