The concept of urban sprawl spans multiple dimensions indicating how urban built-up land
cover adds up throughout exurban landscapes. These different dimensions of urban sprawl …

This novel study explores the driving forces and dynamics of rapid urbanization, highlighting
the main causes and effects of urban explosion, environmental disruption, and city pattern …

Mediterranean regions have experienced a shift from accelerated urban growth typical of a
post-industrial phase to a more recent spatial delocalization of population and economic …

Urban sprawl is a complex phenomenon that requires a comprehensive reflection on the
most significant patterns and underlying processes. While the “sprawl” notion parallels …

Settlement system development is currently one of the basic objectives in land use planning,
which is significant for Belarus, as it is the most urbanized country in the European region …

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 …

Considering settlement characteristics and population dynamics together over multiple
spatio-temporal scales, the present study analyzes the spatial distribution of sparse …

Monitoring uncontained built-up area expansion remains a complex challenge for the
development and implementation of a sustainable planning system. In this regard, proper …

The urban sprawl is considered a major issue with irreversible impact on local socio-spatial
systems mainly in peri-urban areas, coastal zones and on islands. Mass tourism …

This study investigates the land-use/population mix over time as the base to derive an
indicator of urban sprawl. Land-use individual patches (provided by Urban Atlas, hereafter …