Urban sprawl and the politics of land use planning in urban Taiwan

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsu-Lung Chou ◽  
Jung-Ying Chang
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning

scholarly journals Impacts of Urban Sprawl on Livability in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 334-343
Author(s):  
Nuhu H. Tini ◽  
Bartholomew Joshua Light
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Public Facility ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
The City

Urban sprawl is a global phenomenon in the contemporary era. It is mostly taking place in the less developed countries due to natural increase and consistent movement of people into the mega cities and large urban centers. The phenomenon has globally gained attention from diverse researchers in the field of urban geography, environmental studies, city and region planning in view of its significant influence on the urban environment. However, the effect of sprawl on urban livability and economy in Nigerian cities is scarcely investigated especially in Northern Nigeria. This research explores the social and economic effects of urban sprawl in Kaduna metropolis. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (GIS) Technologies were applied for the analysis. The study found that Kaduna metropolis has experienced a progressive increase in the built-up area; in 2006 it had an aerial coverage of 13,980 hectares, a rise of 107.91% from 2001 aerial coverage of 6724 hectares. In 2012, the city had an aerial coverage of 15,808 hectares, an increase of 13.08% from 2006. Conversely, there has been a remarkable decrease in percentage of vegetation (1,458 hectares) and agricultural (11,739 hectares) land areas. In turn, such changes has adversely affected urban facilities or utilities such as pipe-borne water, electricity, health facilities, schools, security, transportation, wastewater infrastructures and fire safety services, which has become overstressed. Economic crisis has manifested in the rise of unemployment and escalating number of urban poor. Residential land use has encroached into open spaces while commercial activities overrun residential areas. Increase in distance and journey time make travel cost unbearable to the common man. These and social fragmentation retard livability in the city. Thus calls for a balance sustainable development in Kaduna metropolis and effective management of urban growth by the Kaduna Capital Development Board Authority. In due course, smart growth policy, growth management, urban containment, effective land use planning and public facility adequacy have been recommended to foster viable urban growth in Kaduna city and elsewhere.

scholarly journals Economics of Compensation in Development Rights Programs

1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-194
Author(s):  
Barry C. Field ◽  
Jon M. Conrad
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
The United States ◽  
Industrial Property ◽  
Planning And Control ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Control ◽  
Market Pressures

Interest in land-use planning and control in the United States has recently shifted to a variety of non-conventional tools in an attempt to attain results that have eluded older techniques such as traditional zoning. A major land-use objective has been to continue certain existing land uses in the face of market pressures to convert to more intensive uses. This has been the case, for example, with ecologically fragile areas such as wetlands, or environmentally valuable areas such as scenic land, which are also economically attractive for development into housing or industrial property. In recent years interest has also turned to preservation of agricultural land, particularly in areas near urban concentrations that are feeling the effects of urban sprawl.

scholarly journals Land-Use Planning for Urban Sprawl Based on the CLUE-S Model: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China

Entropy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. 3490-3506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linyu Xu ◽  
Zhaoxue Li ◽  
Huimin Song ◽  
Hao Yin
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
S Model

scholarly journals Linking Social Perception and Provision of Ecosystem Services in a Sprawling Urban Landscape: A Case Study of Multan, Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 654 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Manzoor ◽  
Aisha Malik ◽  
Muhammad Zubair ◽  
Geoffrey Griffiths ◽  
Martin Lukac
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Urban Ecosystem ◽  
Arid Zones

Urban sprawl causes changes in land use and a decline in many ecosystem services. Understanding the spatial patterns of sprawl and exploration of citizens’ perception towards the sporadic urban expansion and its impacts on an ecosystem to deliver services can help to guide land use planning and the conservation of the urban ecosystem. Here, we spatially examined land use changes in Multan, Pakistan, and investigated public perception about urban sprawl and its impacts on the quality and provision of ecosystem services, using a survey instrument. The spatial analysis of the historical land cover of Multan indicated an exponential expansion of the city in the last decade. Large areas of natural vegetation and agricultural land were converted to urban settlements in the past two decades. The citizens of Multan believe that the quality and provision of ecosystem services have declined in the recent past and strongly correlate the deteriorating ecosystem services with urban sprawl. Education and income levels of the respondents are the strongest predictors of urban ecosystem health literacy. Citizens associated with laborious outdoor jobs are more sensitive to the changes in ecosystem services. We concluded that the rapidly expanding cities, especially in the tropical arid zones, need to be prioritized for an increase in vegetation cover, and economically vulnerable settlements in these cities should be emphasized in climate change mitigation campaigns.

scholarly journals Exploring the Global Research Trends of Land Use Planning Based on A Bibliometric Analysis: Current Status and Future Prospects

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 304
Author(s):  
Tiangui Lv ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Hualin Xie ◽  
Xinmin Zhang ◽  
Yanwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Growth Trend

The land topic has generally become a major socioeconomic issue that currently attracts attention globally. To explore the issue, various countries devote much attention to land use planning. This paper searches the Core Collection of the Web of Science and collects 1771 land use planning articles published between 1990 and 2019. The R software, biblioshiny package, and CiteSpace are applied in this paper. The results show the following: (1) the number of papers related to land use planning has shown an overall growth trend, which can be divided into the following four stages: initial exploration, preliminary growth, stable development, and rapid development; (2) the United States is in an absolute leading position as the primary research force among developed countries. The top 3 countries related to international cooperation are the United States, China, and Italy; (3) land use planning, land use, GIS, urban planning, China, spatial planning and climate change are some high-frequency keywords used in land use planning; (4) the current research hot spots mainly focus on the relationship between land use spatial planning and regional planning, land informatization development, public participation, urban sprawl, and sustainable development; (5) the themes show 8 evolutionary paths related to the following four topics: ecosystem protection, climate and natural change, urban sprawl and agricultural development, and GIS development; (6) this paper proposes that strengthening integration within disciplines, introducing new theories and methods, and sustainable land use will become future research directions requiring more land use planning attention.

scholarly journals Evaluating Spatial Scenarios for Sustainable Development in Quito, Ecuador

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esthela Salazar ◽  
Cristián Henríquez ◽  
Richard Sliuzas ◽  
Jorge Qüense
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Two Parameters

Peripheral urban sprawl configures new, extensive conurbations that transcend current administrative boundaries. Land use planning, supported by the analysis of future scenarios, is a guide to achieve sustainability in large metropolitan areas. To understand how urban sprawl is consuming natural and agricultural land, this paper analyzes land use changes in the metropolis of Quito, considering a combination of urban planning, natural conservation and risk areas. Using the Dyna-CLUE model we simulate spatial demands for future land uses by 2050, based on two growth scenarios: the trend scenario (unrestricted growth) and the regulated scenario, which considers two parameters—a government proposal for urban expansion areas and laws that protect natural areas. Both scenarios show how urban expansion consumes agricultural and natural areas. This expansion is backed by urban policies which do not sufficiently account for conservation areas nor for risk areas. Therefore, these simulations suggest that planning should follow a more holistic approach that explicitly considers urban growth beyond current administrative limits, in what we refer to as the New Metropolitan Area of Quito.

Land Cover Analysis for Evapotranspiration Assessment in Catania Metropolitan Region

2013 ◽  
pp. 102-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo La Greca ◽  
Daniele La Rosa ◽  
Francesco Martinico ◽  
Riccardo Privitera
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Cover ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Climate Change Effects ◽  
Mt Etna

Today, the contraction of green zones is a key issue for land use planning with relation to climate change effects on urban areas. Furthermore, the loss of evapotranspiring surfaces and vegetated soils is one of the main consequences of urban sprawl processes. The authors present the case of Catania metropolitan area, the 2nd most populated urban region in Sicily. In particular, three municipalities are analyzed, as they present the most relevant urban sprawl processes. Inside this complex “urban jam,” there are still large non urbanized spaces. These patches (cultivated and abandoned agriculture land and lava fields from Mt. Etna), deeply fragmented, are often left for future development. These areas are particularly important in the examined context, considering the lack of green spaces for ecological functions and leisure. This chapter focuses on land cover analysis based on land use maps and oriented to assess evapotranspiration degree of the different land uses. Land use categories have been geographically sampled, and eight land cover types have been extracted with GIS by photo interpretation of high resolution orthophotos. Other sets of geodatabases have been used, including vectorial/raster cartographies and field surveys. Results from this evapotranspiration assessment can be useful for addressing land use planning of non urbanized areas within a sprawled metropolitan area, identifying new forms of agriculture, leisure, and environment protection.

Den Wald ihr sollet lassen stahn! (Essay)

2011 ◽  
Vol 162 (8) ◽  
pp. 240-243
Author(s):  
Benedikt Loderer
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Added Value ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Coalition ◽  
Cost Transparency ◽  
Orderly Fashion

The author gives his reflections on the changes in the Swiss landscape in answer to questions posed by the editor. But beforehand he establishes the fact that there are two relationships to the forest, the sentimental and the practical, and that these two correspond in no respect. The change in the landscape has two causes: the intensification of use and our prosperity. Approximately two million more inhabitants plus double the surface required for habitation equals urban sprawl. The laws governing land use planning are helpless to prevent this. They are nothing but an attempt to carry out urban sprawl in an orderly fashion. Only a consistent levy on the added value and cost transparency could stop urban sprawl. This is however prevented by the political coalition of the promoters of urban sprawl. The clearance ban must continue to be in force. Only projects tied up with a given location can be permitted. This must be understood as places offering locational advantages. Should forest be cleared for urban development then, in addition to reforestation, the same surface area of building land won by the clearance must be rezoned as non-building land in the agglomeration. We have too much money, that is what does most damage to the forest.

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