Estimating soil sealing rate at national level—Italy as a case study

Munafò, Michele; Salvati, Luca; Zitti, Marco

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.11.001

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“…In the present study, prefectures were defined as the elementary spatial unit since administrative boundaries have been largely used in both quantitative exercises and qualitative case studies dealing with urban geography and landscape analysis [34,43]. Based on the spatial distribution of 5 basic agricultural land-use classes (arable land, garden crop, vineyards, tree crop and fallow land) at 6 years (1970, 1979, 1988, 1997, 2006 and 2015), a quantitative analysis based on correlation and multivariate techniques was proposed to recognize recent agricultural changes in the Greek landscape.…”

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Rural Districts between Urbanization and Land Abandonment: Undermining Long-Term Changes in Mediterranean Landscapes

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Abstract:The present study investigates changes in the rural landscapes of a Mediterranean country (Greece) over a long time period encompassing economic expansions and recessions. Using a spatial distribution of 5 basic agricultural land-use classes (arable land, garden crop, vineyards, tree crop and fallow land) derived from official statistics at 6 years (1970, 1979, 1988, 1997, 2006, 2015), a quantitative analysis based on correlation and multivariate techniques was carried out to identify recent changes in the Greek agricultural landscape at prefectural level during different economic waves. Empirical results evidenced both intuitive and counter-intuitive landscape transformations, including: (i) a progressive, spatially-homogeneous reduction of cropland; (ii) a (more or less) rapid decrease in the surface of high-input crops, including arable land, horticulture and vineyards; (iii) a parallel increase in the surface of tree crops, especially olive; (iv) a spatially-heterogeneous decrease of fallow land concentrated in metropolitan and tourism districts, especially in the last decade; and, finally, (v) increasingly diversified landscapes in rural, accessible areas close to the sea coast. Based on a correlation analysis with background socioeconomic indicators, our findings reflect the multiple impacts of urbanization and land abandonment on the composition and diversity of rural landscapes. Changes in agricultural land-use were moulded by multiple drivers depending on latent transformations in rural systems and inherent conflicts with expanding urban regions. Together with market conditions and the Common Agricultural Policy subsidy regime, social contexts and the economic cycle are important when identifying long-term changes in agricultural landscapes, especially in transitional socio-ecological systems.

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Rural Districts between Urbanization and Land Abandonment: Undermining Long-Term Changes in Mediterranean Landscapes

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“…Empirical evidence for re-urbanization has recently been documented in Europe [13][14][15][16], with inner cities re-attracting populations and suburbs experiencing demographic stability or moderate decline [17][18][19]. Together with the long-term demographic transitions and short-term effects of the 2007 economic recession, different factors were demonstrated to contribute to re-urbanization, depending on local conditions [20][21][22] that have determined spatial heterogeneity in population growth rates [23]. In these regards, drivers of re-urbanization include (i) rehabilitation and renewal of inner districts of central cities through re-development projects ameliorating the condition of housing, public spaces, and transportation; (ii) a (more or less) rapid decline in house prices; (iii) the rising cost of transportation from peri-urban areas to inner cities; (iv) changes in the economic structure with the expansion of high-tech, finance, and business sectors; and finally, (v) a generalized attitude toward urban lifestyles induced by demographic changes, including the increase of mono-nuclear families [24][25][26].…”

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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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“…National or regional structures for monitoring urbanized land are few and still not coordinated; there are no shared protocols and the data available are rather approximate. Even this problem is due to land take models [35,36]. Other countries, with more compact urbanized areas, can make use of European-managed remote sensing products, such as Corine Land Cover (CLC).…”

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Sprinkling: An Approach to Describe Urbanization Dynamics in Italy

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This paper presents research which has defined a new typology of urban patterns (sprinkling), different from the internationally recognized standard urban sprawl, as well as various indicators that have been implemented to measure sprinkling. It is important to highlight that the damage caused to the environment and communities by urban sprinkling is much more serious and irreversible than that notoriously caused by urban sprawl. The paper introduces the difficult methodological and planning aspects of retrofitting (de-sprinkling), a true challenge for land management. We argue that even partial inversion of many negative effects is impossible in the short term. Only medium-to long-term, organized, and politically coordinated programs can tackle the various issues associated with sprinkling.

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Estimating soil sealing rate at national level—Italy as a case study

Cited by 118 publications

References 9 publications

Rural Districts between Urbanization and Land Abandonment: Undermining Long-Term Changes in Mediterranean Landscapes

Rural Districts between Urbanization and Land Abandonment: Undermining Long-Term Changes in Mediterranean Landscapes

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

Sprinkling: An Approach to Describe Urbanization Dynamics in Italy

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