Desperately Seeking Sustainability: Urban Shrinkage, Land Consumption and Regional Planning in a Mediterranean Metropolitan Area

Desperately Seeking Sustainability: Urban Shrinkage, Land Consumption and Regional Planning in a Mediterranean Metropolitan Area

Land degradation has expanded in the Mediterranean region as a result of a variety of factors, including economic and population growth, land-use changes and climate variations. The level of land vulnerability to degradation and its growth over time are distributed heterogeneously over space, concen...

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Main Authors: Luca Salvati, Agostino Ferrara, Ilaria Tombolini, Roberta Gemmiti, Andrea Colantoni, Luigi Perini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-08-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
Mediterranean basin
land quality
indicators
vulnerability
urban expansion
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/9/11980

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http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/9/11980

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