Economics of Fragmented Land for Vegetable Growers in Skopje and the Southeastern Region of the Republic of Macedonia

Hristov, Jordan; Andersson, Hans; Gjosevski, Dragan

doi:10.5367/oa.2012.0081

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“…The rapid conversion of agricultural land to urban uses has raised a concern about food provision for urban populations and livelihoods of peri-urban famers [ 28 ]. The encroachment of urban areas into agricultural areas also resulted in fragmentation and isolation of farmlands [ 28 , 29 ], resulting in negative impacts on crop productivity, increasing labor and other expenses, and preventing the use of modern and mechanized equipment [ 30 , 31 ]. Because agricultural land is finite and there is also competing interests in what to use the land for (e.g., industrial and infrastructural projects), agricultural land should be broadly classified on the basis of ecological conservation and economic efficiency [ 32 ].…”

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Quantifying urban growth patterns in Hanoi using landscape expansion modes and time series spatial metrics

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Urbanization has been driven by various social, economic, and political factors around the world for centuries. Because urbanization continues unabated in many places, it is crucial to understand patterns of urbanization and their potential ecological and environmental impacts. Given this need, the objectives of our study were to quantify urban growth rates, growth modes, and resultant changes in the landscape pattern of urbanization in Hanoi, Vietnam from 1993 to 2010 and to evaluate the extent to which the process of urban growth in Hanoi conformed to the diffusion-coalescence theory. We analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns and dynamics of the built-up land in Hanoi using landscape expansion modes, spatial metrics, and a gradient approach. Urbanization was most pronounced in the periods of 2001–2006 and 2006–2010 at a distance of 10 to 35 km around the urban center. Over the 17 year period urban expansion in Hanoi was dominated by infilling and edge expansion growth modes. Our findings support the diffusion-coalescence theory of urbanization. The shift of the urban growth areas over time and the dynamic nature of the spatial metrics revealed important information about our understanding of the urban growth process and cycle. Furthermore, our findings can be used to evaluate urban planning policies and aid in urbanization issues in rapidly urbanizing countries.

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