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URBAN SPRAWL IN EUROPE
LANDSCAPE, LAND-USE CHANGE AND POLICY |
| By: |
Gerhard Petschel-Held (Editor), Lila Leontidou (Editor), Chris Couch (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£105.95 |
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£95.36 |
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| ISBN 10: |
140513917X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781405139175 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2007 |
| Series: |
Real Estate Issues |
| Pages: |
296 |
| Description: |
Reports new research and provides a thorough discussion of theory and policy * Combines development of theory around the causes and consequences of sprawl with existing policy and authors' own proposals for new policy. |
| Synopsis: |
Urban sprawl is one of the most important types of land-use changes currently affecting Europe. It increasingly creates major impacts on the environment (via surface sealing, emissions by transport and ecosystem fragmentation); on the social structure of an area (by segregation, lifestyle changes and neglecting urban centres); and on the economy (via distributed production, land prices, and issues of scale). Urban Sprawl in Europe: landscapes, land-use change & policy explains the nature and dynamics of urban sprawl. The book is written in three parts. Part I considers contemporary definitions, theories and trends in European urban sprawl. In part II authors draw upon experiences from across Europe to consider urban sprawl from a number of perspectives: Infrastructure-related sprawl, such as can be seen around Athens; Sprawl in the post-socialist city, as typified by Warsaw, Leipzig and Ljubljana; Decline and sprawl, where a comparative analysis of Liverpool and Leipzig shows that sprawl is not confined to expanding cities; Sprawl based on the development of second homes as found in Sweden, Austria and elsewhere. In part III a formal qualitative model of sprawl is developed.Policies for the control of urban sprawl and the roles of different stakeholders are considered. Finally, a concluding chapter raises questions about the nature and dynamics of these new urban landscapes and their sustainability. |
| Illustrations: |
40 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
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