Abstract (EN):
The spread of built-up areas and particularly the way such growth has developed in the
last few decades has been a major focus of attention and concern for numerous agents
who are directly or indirectly responsible for land-use management, from politicians to
urban planners, including researchers and, generally speaking, society as a whole. To
understand the complexity of current urbanization, it is necessary to not only analyze
the spatial forms, but also to seek to grasp the social and economic construction of the
urban environment.
At a time in which issues related with sustainability and environmental protection gain
more relevance and are more often introduced in political, economic and social debate,
awareness is also raised on the urban growth model and the fast pace of soil sealing,
often carried out at the cost of environmental and landscape values, to mention only
some of the most apparent.
Idioma:
Inglês
Tipo (Avaliação Docente):
Científica
Contacto:
http://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/bitstream/10216/26592/2/tere