Effects of urban growth boundaries on urban spatial structural and ecological functional optimization in the Jining Metropolitan Area, China

Z Yao, C Jiang, F Shan-Shan - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Many serious ecological problems and changes in urban spatial structure in coal resource-
based cities in China are attributable to rapid urbanization and human coal mining activities …

Transportation policy as spatial planning tool; reducing urban sprawl by increasing travel costs and clustering infrastructure and public transportation

J De Vos, F Witlox - Journal of transport geography, 2013 - Elsevier
Travel can affect land use just as land use affects travel behaviour of people. Low-cost
travel, especially resulting from transportation improvements since the nineteenth century …

The paradox of planning the compact and green city: Analyzing land-use change in Amsterdam and Brussels

S Balikçi, M Giezen, R Arundel - Journal of Environmental Planning …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Strategies applied by urban policy makers in order to achieve sustainable city development
may be in conflict with each other because it crosses many disciplines and policy areas. This …

Flemish Diamond or ABC-Axis? The spatial structure of the Belgian metropolitan area

M Van Meeteren, K Boussauw… - European Planning …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This contribution traces the evolution of the Belgian urban system by adopting a historical
taxonomy of agglomeration-economy regimes, and poses the question whether a new …

Accessibility versus air pollution: A geography of externalities in the Brussels agglomeration

N Da Schio, K Boussauw, J Sansen - Cities, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel approach to investigate the geography of accessibility and air
pollution and tests it on the case of the Brussels Capital Region. First, we find a strong …

[PDF][PDF] Planning for agglomeration economies in a polycentric region: Envisioning an efficient metropolitan core area in Flanders

K Boussauw, M Van Meeteren, J Sansen… - European Journal of …, 2018 - biblio.ugent.be
To some degree, metropolitan regions owe their existence to the ability to valorize
agglomeration economies. The general perception is that agglomeration economies …

The influence of land use and mobility policy on travel behavior: A comparative case study of Flanders and the Netherlands

J De Vos - Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2015 - JSTOR
Numerous transportation studies have indicated that the local built environment can have an
important effect on travel behavior; people living in suburban neighborhoods travel more by …

Territorial politics, devolution and spatial planning in the UK: Results, prospects, lessons

C Colomb, J Tomaney - Planning Practice & Research, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This article critically analyses the debates which have unfolded in the aftermath of the
Scottish independence referendum of 18 September 2014 concerning the constitutional …

Urban sprawl: Neighbourhood dissatisfaction and urban preferences. Some evidence from Flanders

J De Vos, V Van Acker, F Witlox - Urban Geography, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Early studies suggest that people living in rural neighbourhoods are more satisfied with their
residential location than people living in cities. Consequently, most individuals seem to …

The relationship between transport disadvantage and employability: Predicting long-term unemployment based on job seekers' access to suitable job openings in …

K Fransen, K Boussauw, G Deruyter… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2019 - Elsevier
In no research domain has the application of accessibility been so vital as in the area of
linking disadvantaged individuals to job opportunities. The inability to reach locations of …