Shaping sustainable cities: a long-term GIS-emanated spatial analysis of settlement growth and planning in a coastal Mediterranean European city

I Vardopoulos, S Ioannides, M Georgiou, I Voukkali… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
European cities have experienced rapid (and often conflicting) transformations that include,
inter alia, the environment, the economy, society, climate change, and access to affordable …

Insight into the spatial nature of the urban sprawl phenomenon in European capitals

W Grabowska, A Kukulska‐Kozieł… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This research provides a brief insight into the spatial nature of urban sprawl in functional
urban areas (FUAs) of European capitals, as opposed to most investigations into urban …

High-resolution spatial data analysis for monitoring urban sprawl in coastal zones: A case study in Crete Island

A Lagarias, A Stratigea - … Science and Its Applications–ICCSA 2021: 21st …, 2021 - Springer
Urban sprawl heavily affects coastal areas worldwide, posing threats to the environment and
resulting in unsustainable urban growth patterns. This is particularly true in the …

Which polish cities sprawl the most

RC Renata, C Barbara, S Andrzej - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Spatial transformations stemming from urban sprawl are evident not only in the USA or
Western Europe but also in Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland. Urban sprawl …

Vacant lands on French Mediterranean coastlines: Inventory, agricultural opportunities, and prospective scenarios

LC Enault, T Popoff, M Debolini - Land use policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Mediterranean coastlines are undergoing a strong process of urbanization due not only to
demographic growth, but also to the development of tourism. Moreover, municipalities have …

Decoding the image of island urban sprawl: insights from the Indonesian archipelago

LM Iqbal, G Tsilimigkas, T Kizos - Planning Practice & Research, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study presents a multidimensional urban sprawl assessment in 15 Indonesian island
cities using 17 indicators across densities, composition, and configuration dimensions. The …

Analyzing the impact of marine protected areas on coastal zones: A case-study of Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area, South Africa

LEB Obbink - 2023 - diva-portal.org
According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 37 per cent of the world's
population resides within a 100 kilometers to the coast, which makes the population density …