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Urban sprawl per NUTS-2 regions

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Figure Created 10 Jun 2016 Published 11 Jul 2016 Last modified 21 Feb 2017

Topics: Land use , Sustainability transitions ,

Maps of urban sprawl per NUTS‑2 region for weighted urban proliferation (WUP), dispersion of the built-up areas (DIS), land uptake per person (LUP) and percentage of built‑up area (PBA)

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10 Jun 2016

Temporal coverage:

2009

Tags:

dispersion of the built-up areas , weighted urban proliferation , land uptake per person , percentage of built‑up area , urban

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UPU/m2 (WUP, UP, and DIS), m²/N(Inh+J) (LUP)

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European Environment Agency (EEA)

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Concordia University - Geography, Planning and Environment

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URBAN SPRAWL 2016

URBAN SPRAWL 2016

Used in publications

Urban sprawl in Europe - joint EEA-FOEN report

Urban sprawl in Europe - joint EEA-FOEN report This report provides a comparable measurement of urban sprawl for 32 European countries at three levels (the country level, the NUTS-2 region level and the 1-km2 cell level) and for two years (2006 and 2009). The analysis is based on the Copernicus system which monitors the Earth and collects data by different sources. This data provides information about a number of thematic areas, including land. Under land a pan-European component delivers information about various areas, including the level of sealed soil (imperviousness), through high resolution layers taken from satellite imagery. The analysis uses new urban sprawl metrics taking into account the way built-up areas are laid out and how they are used. It also looks at the factors which contribute to an increase or decrease in urban sprawl. The results confirm the conclusions of earlier EEA reports namely that in many parts of Europe current levels of urban sprawl have contributed to detrimental ecological, economic and social effects. This gives cause for concern and such effects may increase alongside planned urban development.

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