This study analyses the redistribution (1871–2011) of population along the urban gradient in
Rome, Italy, in the light of the urban life cycle theory, together with an in‐depth analysis of …

The long-term impact of demographic transitions on the spatial distribution of human
settlements was occasionally evaluated in Europe. Assuming the distinctive role of urban …

The redistribution of population over larger regions progressively further away from the
dense core seems to be the new feature of the (originally compact) Mediterranean cities …

This study assesses changes in population distribution and the expansion of urban
settlements in Southern Italy between 1871 and 2011. Four demographic phases are …

Metropolitan growth in Europe has resulted in drastic changes of urban forms, socio-spatial
structures and land-use patterns due to sequential processes of urbanization …

After sequential cycles of urbanization and suburbanization, European cities underwent a
(more or less intense) re-urbanization wave. The present study analyzes short-term …

European cities underwent long-term socioeconomic transformations resulting in a shift from
centralized demographic growth typical of late industrialization to a more recent (and …

Recent works have highlighted how many of the major urban agglomerations in Italy are
undergoing a new phase of demographic growth. This could be called reurbanization phase …

The spatial mismatch between population growth and settlement expansion is at the base of
current models of urban growth. Empirical evidence is increasingly required to inform …

Mixing peculiar socioeconomic conditions and demographic contexts, urban decline in
Mediterranean Europe was less extensively documented than in other regions of the …