Urban Growth and Long-Term Transformations in Spanish Cities Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century: A Methodology to Determine Changes in Urban Density
| Autor: | Eduard J. Alvarez-Palau, Jordi Martí-Henneberg, Jorge Solanas-Jiménez |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Universitat de Lleida |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Geographic information system
urbanización Built-up area Geography Planning and Development España 0211 other engineering and technologies Urban density Urbanisation 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Present day 01 natural sciences Population density densidad de población Urbanization Regional science densitat de població Compact city Espanya population density área construida 0105 earth and related environmental sciences urbanisation Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Urbanització 021107 urban & regional planning Building and Construction SIG GIS Maturity (finance) Geography Spain àrea construïda built-up area business |
| Zdroj: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya instname O2, repositorio institucional de la UOC Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 24 Repositorio Abierto de la UdL Universitad de Lleida |
| Popis: | The current work models urban growth in the continuous built-up areas of 47 Spanish cities from the mid-nineteenth century through to the present day. We did this by compiling a comprehensive Geographic Information System (GIS) dataset, based on a series of historic maps and aerial images, and then used this to study urban growth and to make spatial comparisons. Our chosen indicator of expansion: population density, was calculated by dividing the total population of each city (based on its municipal area) by its built-up area during each period. Our results revealed four different stages of growth, each of which was characterised by a certain political and economic reality. They showed the clogging up of the walled city, the shaping of the urban ensanches, the maturity of the compact city and the process of metropolisation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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