The Study of Urban Growth through Multi‐temporal Cartography and Spatial Indicators: the case of Porto Region, Portugal

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Filipe Silva (Author) Other; Teresa Sá Marques (Author) FLUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Formation and Persistence of Townscape

Pages: 1-24

17th Conference International Seminar on Urban Form - Formation and Persistence of Townscape

Hamburgo e Lubeck, 20 a 23 de Agosto

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Other social sciences

CORDIS: Social sciences > Political sciences > Governance ; Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Urban areas management

Other information

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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific