Land take is the transformation of agricultural, natural and semi-natural spaces into urban and other artificial uses. It is closely linked to urban sprawl (low-density or dispersed urban development). Land take is a major environmental challenge, especially for biodiversity conservation, as it ...
This article is an answer to that question. It’s the answer I’d give at a bar with friends, so there’s basically no research to back up anything in here. Most of the comparisons are to the places I’ve spent the most time: New York and San Francisco. Since I wasn’t able to...
Since the 1970s, studies of urbanization have been dominated by the logic of the stage-by-stage development of the urban system, the central mechanism of which is migration. It contributes to the fact that in some time periods, cities (all or divided into large and small) become especially...
We provide recommendations for promoting vegetation in streets that will be useful for politics, urban designers and managers. Introduction The current strong urban sprawl causes profound changes in ecological habitats and associated biodiversity (Grimm et al., 2008). However, it is now recognized ...
For frequent travelers to Europe, it is frustrating to see the increasingly different urban conditions on the other side of the Atlantic.
I believe architecture's in a great place at the moment and communication is faster than ever – it's really creating an awareness and thoughtfulness on the part of architects everywhere. There's a search for what's meaningful and appropriate to the place, and for the most straightforward, ...
Is it true or not? What do we really know about Global Warming and Climate Change?People who deny Climate Change is real say it is a scam hyped by environmentalists and clean energy proponents who want to tax petroleum out of existence. On the opposite side of the issue are those who ...
14.2 Seoul Case Seoul, the economic and political capital of the Republic of Korea, is one of the most populated urban areas in the world. In 1960, the Greater Seoul metropolitan area was home to 5.2 million of inhabitants (Bae and Richardson 2011); it is estimated that nowadays, about ...
SprawlMap analyzed street network patterns from OpenStreetMap globally to evaluate their level of disconnectedness, and then complemented that analysis with other data on the geographic expansion of urban areas over the past 30 years. The results highlight a worrying trend: sprawl is accelerating ...
Defied the court order by leaving the country. Defiled To debase the pureness or excellence of; corrupt A country landscape that was defiled by urban sprawl. Defied To be beyond the application or scope of; be contrary or resistant to An act that defies explanation. A problem that defies any...