L Salvati
Biographic Data
| ID | 40473 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L Salvati |
| GIVEN NAMES | L |
| FAMILY NAME | Salvati |
| SIGNATURE | SALVATI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Macerata |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3567-661X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 40 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 117 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 40 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
From Fragmentation to Integration? How Globalization Reshaped the Global Urban Hierarchy, 1950–2030
The progressive integration of the world economy has gradually transformed urban hierarchies from a macro‐regional structure into a fully integrated global system. To examine this long‐run transition, we use the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Our analysis focuses on the 1860 global cities that had more than 300,000 inhabitants in 2018, whose population trajectories are traced over the period 1950–2030. We examine the well‐establishe…
Long-term forestation-deforestation dynamics in a socioeconomic perspective
Spatial externalities, R&D spillovers, and endogenous technological change
Influence of Urban Planning on Social Dynamics
It is well known that there is a complex interaction between urban spatial design and human behavior. Environment has a significant impact on social dynamics and the activities of people. It is more pronounced in cities. In the Al-Bataween area of Baghdad, the interaction of people with their surroundings provides an opportunity to examine the physical space layout that influences routines and social interactions. In this context, this paper exam…
Can a long-term economic subsidy counteract rural depopulation? An empirical analysis from two spanish regions
Agglomeration v s amenities? Unraveling the latent engine of growth in metropolitan Greece
Economic downturns, social change, and migrations shape population expansion and shrinkage, making city life cycles particularly complex over time and intrinsically diversified over space. Identifying local drivers of population change plays a major role when addressing metropolitan cycles of growth and decline and provides insights to any policy and planning strategy aimed at promoting together local development, economic competitiveness, and so…
The Way Toward Growth
Estimating wildfire suppression costs
The cost of suppressing fires is known to be highly significant and increasing over time as a result of the indirect effects of climate change and rising human impacts. Their quantification is an essential component of an environmental accounting system, capable of providing updated information for policy design and implementation. The goal of this study was to provide an overview of the state-of-art of international literature on wildfire suppre…
Neighbours matter
Moving toward a land-use approach that focuses on settlement structure, the present study introduces an indicator of compactness based on the evolution over time of the number of detached buildings in total stock at local scale. Assuming the modalities of settlement expansion as dependent on the interplay among socioeconomic aspects, territorial constraints and planning regulations, the spatial relationship between this indicator and a vast set o…
Urban sprawl and desertification risk
The Mediterranean region is exposed to desertification risk because of the joint impact of soil degradation, land-use change and global warming, although the individual role of such drivers has been occasionally investigated. The present study clarifies the spatial linkage between desertification risk and urbanization, intended as a pervasive form of landscape transformation in Southern Europe, by analyzing trends over time in the Environmentally…
Exploring long-term urban cycles with multivariate time-series analysis
European cities underwent long-term socioeconomic transformations resulting in a shift from centralized demographic growth typical of late industrialization to a more recent (and spatially uncoordinated) de-concentration of population and economic activities. While abandoning traditional compact models and moving toward settlement dispersion, population growth in urban areas was assumed to follow a “life cycle” constituted of four developmental s…
A Partial Least Squares Analysis of the Perceived Impact of Sustainable Real Estate Design upon Wellbeing
Improving communities and the urban built environment to promote good health, wellness, and wellbeing has become a top priority globally. This growing trend, evident also in the Sustainable Development Goals’ urgent call for action, has a significant influence on the real estate sustainable development process, which is mostly expressed through design, and is understood as a key value creator in the real estate sector, for all dimensions of the b…
What Happens in the City When Long-Term Urban Expansion and (Un)Sustainable Fringe Development Occur
This study investigates long-term landscape transformations (1949–2016) in urban Rome, Central Italy, through a spatial distribution of seven metrics (core, islet, perforation, edge, loop, bridge, branch) derived from a Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA) analyzed separately for seven land-use classes (built-up areas, arable land, crop mosaic, vineyards, olive groves, forests, pastures). A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) has been fin…
Changes over time in the spatial structure of fertility rates as a dynamic indicator of urban transformations
Polycentric development and local fertility in metropolitan regions
The present study verifies if spatial variability in local fertility reflects the shift from a monocentric dense settlement model towards a polycentric metropolis organised in central cores and subcentral locations. The spatial distribution of a crude birth rate in Barcelona's province was investigated for a long time span (1975–2018), identifying distinctive trends within five concentric rings around Barcelona at four subperiods (1975–1985, 1986…
Seeking (desperately) for gentrification? Population change, immigration and economic recovery in a Mediterranean city
Urban dynamics in European Mediterranean countries reflect a mosaic of responses to different economic impulses. Suspended between suburbanisation and reurbanisation, socio‐economic development in Southern Europe outlines a possible ‘Mediterranean’ path to gentrification that deserves further investigation. By considering together population, housing, business dynamics and specific aspects of life quality, we developed a quali‐quantitative analys…
Insights into the ‘ecological economics’ of land degradation
Updating the Medalus‐ESA Framework for Worldwide Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment
The environmentally sensitive area (ESA) methodology (originally proposed in the framework of MEDALUS–Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use—a series of international cooperation research projects funded by the European Union) is used worldwide to identify 'sensitive areas' that are potentially threatened by land degradation and desertification (LDD). The distinctive outcome of this approach is a multidimensional index (the ESA index) compose…
Long‐term impacts of grazing management on land degradation in a rural community of Southern Italy
Depopulation and economic marginalization of rural districts have induced a progressive land abandonment in agricultural and pastoral districts. In Europe, areas at higher risk of farmland abandonment are characterized by low‐intensity pasture systems whose fate is strongly dependent on state incentives or subsidies to rural development promoting more sustainable land‐use trajectories. Especially in Southern Europe, undergrazing is the main drive…
Featured Cover
The cover image is based on the Research Article Updating the MEDALUS-ESA Framework for Worldwide Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment by Agostino Ferrara et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3559
Diversification in urban functions as a measure of metropolitan complexity
Newly emerging relationships between form and function reveal the increasingly complex nature of metropolitan regions. The present study investigates spatial diversification in settlement forms and socioeconomic functions in metropolitan Attica (the administrative region including Athens, the capital of Greece), with the aim of implementing a holistic framework assessing urban complexity in contemporary cities. Taken as key components of urban co…
The long way to tipperary
From Historical Narratives to Circular Economy
Assuming the importance of a "socioeconomic mosaic" influencing soil and land degradation at the landscape scale, spatial contexts should be considered in the analysis of desertification risk as a base for the design of appropriate counteracting strategies. A holistic approach grounded on a multi-scale qualitative and quantitative assessment is required to identify optimal development strategies regulating the socioeconomic dimensions of land deg…
The ‘urban–rural divide’ at question
Farmers and the city
Not only tourism
This study illustrates multifaceted urbanization patterns and processes in a coastal region of Catalonia (northeastern Spain) as a paradigmatic example of the socio-economic transformations typically observed in the northern Mediterranean basin since World War II. By focusing on the expanding tourism industry, second-home expansion, infrastructural development and sprawl around traditional rural centres, the paper assesses the effects of long-ter…
Integrating resilience with urban sustainability in neglected neighborhoods
Territorial disparities, natural resource distribution, and land degradation
Urban sprawl and the ‘olive’ landscape
A comprehensive insight into the geography of forest cover in Italy
New wine in old bottles
Latent sprawl, divided Mediterranean landscapes
Although Mediterranean cities have inherent differences on a local scale, together they offer a kaleidoscopic overview of distinctive morphologies and patterns of \nsocio-spatial segregation. In this study, we explore the distribution of residential swimming pools as indicators of the use of land and water at the metropolitan \nscale, in relation to recent changes in the socio-spatial structure of a large Mediterranean city (Athens, Greece). Our …
Bridging the divide
Demographic processes such as international migration, internal rural–urban movements, and short‐range residential mobility are increasingly driven by economic cycles. To assess how economic downturns have influenced demographic dynamics across regions in Greece—perhaps the European country most affected by the 2007 recession—the present study investigates spatial patterns of population increase and decline (2002–2017) in 51 prefectures, evaluati…
Population distribution and urban growth in Southern Italy, 1871–2011
This study assesses changes in population distribution and the expansion of urban settlements in Southern Italy between 1871 and 2011. Four demographic phases are identified: (i) spatially balanced, mild population growth (1871–1921); (ii) moderate population increase concentrated in coastal and lowland areas (1921–1951); (iii) rapid and diffused population growth (1951–1981); and (iv) population stability with settlement dispersion (1981–2011). …
The Way Toward Growth
Seeking (desperately) for gentrification? Population change, immigration and economic recovery in a Mediterranean city
Urban dynamics in European Mediterranean countries reflect a mosaic of responses to different economic impulses. Suspended between suburbanisation and reurbanisation, socio‐economic development in Southern Europe outlines a possible ‘Mediterranean’ path to gentrification that deserves further investigation. By considering together population, housing, business dynamics and specific aspects of life quality, we developed a quali‐quantitative analys…
The ‘Sprawl Divide’
While recent studies have illustrated how European cities are shifting towards exurban development, the influence of urban form on sprawl models has been poorly investigated at both the regional and local scales. The present study introduces an original sprawl index and analyses its spatio-temporal dynamics between 1960 and 2010 in two Mediterranean regions (Athens and Rome) characterized by contrasting urban morphology. Different models of urban…
Climate Aridity and Land Use Changes
In recent years, aridity and drought have become crucial issues at the global scale because of their environmental and socio-economic implications. On the one hand, aridity causes a reduction in the biological and economic productivity of terrestrial ecosystems, and represents a serious threat to ecological, biogeochemical, and hydrological processes. On the other hand, human use (and abuse) of vulnerable dry land ecosystems may lead to unsustain…
A Partial Least Squares Analysis of the Perceived Impact of Sustainable Real Estate Design upon Wellbeing
Improving communities and the urban built environment to promote good health, wellness, and wellbeing has become a top priority globally. This growing trend, evident also in the Sustainable Development Goals’ urgent call for action, has a significant influence on the real estate sustainable development process, which is mostly expressed through design, and is understood as a key value creator in the real estate sector, for all dimensions of the b…
The ‘urban–rural divide’ at question
Differential responses to expansion and crisis? The role of urban‐rural divides in long‐term demographic dynamics
Economic downturns in advanced countries may influence demographic dynamics, increasing regional differences in population trends and consolidating social divides in accessible and marginal regions. The present study proposes a quantitative framework analysing the latent impact of economic expansions and recessions on regional population dynamics in Greece. Selected indicators (population density, contribution of natural balance and migration bal…
Territorial disparities, natural resource distribution, and land degradation
Climate Aridity and Land Use Changes
In recent years, aridity and drought have become crucial issues at the global scale because of their environmental and socio-economic implications. On the one hand, aridity causes a reduction in the biological and economic productivity of terrestrial ecosystems, and represents a serious threat to ecological, biogeochemical, and hydrological processes. On the other hand, human use (and abuse) of vulnerable dry land ecosystems may lead to unsustain…
The ‘Sprawl Divide’
While recent studies have illustrated how European cities are shifting towards exurban development, the influence of urban form on sprawl models has been poorly investigated at both the regional and local scales. The present study introduces an original sprawl index and analyses its spatio-temporal dynamics between 1960 and 2010 in two Mediterranean regions (Athens and Rome) characterized by contrasting urban morphology. Different models of urban…
Population distribution and urban growth in Southern Italy, 1871–2011
This study assesses changes in population distribution and the expansion of urban settlements in Southern Italy between 1871 and 2011. Four demographic phases are identified: (i) spatially balanced, mild population growth (1871–1921); (ii) moderate population increase concentrated in coastal and lowland areas (1921–1951); (iii) rapid and diffused population growth (1951–1981); and (iv) population stability with settlement dispersion (1981–2011). …
Latent sprawl, divided Mediterranean landscapes
Although Mediterranean cities have inherent differences on a local scale, together they offer a kaleidoscopic overview of distinctive morphologies and patterns of \nsocio-spatial segregation. In this study, we explore the distribution of residential swimming pools as indicators of the use of land and water at the metropolitan \nscale, in relation to recent changes in the socio-spatial structure of a large Mediterranean city (Athens, Greece). Our …
Integrating resilience with urban sustainability in neglected neighborhoods
A comprehensive insight into the geography of forest cover in Italy
New wine in old bottles
Not only tourism
This study illustrates multifaceted urbanization patterns and processes in a coastal region of Catalonia (northeastern Spain) as a paradigmatic example of the socio-economic transformations typically observed in the northern Mediterranean basin since World War II. By focusing on the expanding tourism industry, second-home expansion, infrastructural development and sprawl around traditional rural centres, the paper assesses the effects of long-ter…
Demographic transition, immigration, gentrification
After long‐lasting suburbanisation, early signs of re‐urbanisation have been recently observed in southern Europe, one of the regions most affected by the 2007‒2008 crisis. With recession, population dynamics have been influenced by multiple drivers, including the increased attractiveness of inner cities, as a result of gentrification, massive immigration and the economic re‐polarisation of central cores with respect to peripheral zones. This stu…
Land quality and the city
Urban expansion determines socioeconomic and environmental changes with unpredictable impacts on peri-urban land, especially in ecologically fragile areas. The present study assesses the impact of dense and, respectively, discontinuous urban expansion on high-quality land consumption in 76 metropolitan regions of Southern Europe. Land quality indicators and land-use maps were considered together with the aim to analyze urban growth and land take …
Urban sprawl and the ‘olive’ landscape
Farmers and the city
Bridging the divide
Demographic processes such as international migration, internal rural–urban movements, and short‐range residential mobility are increasingly driven by economic cycles. To assess how economic downturns have influenced demographic dynamics across regions in Greece—perhaps the European country most affected by the 2007 recession—the present study investigates spatial patterns of population increase and decline (2002–2017) in 51 prefectures, evaluati…
Unraveling latent transformations in metropolitan structures
Differential responses to expansion and crisis? The role of urban‐rural divides in long‐term demographic dynamics
Economic downturns in advanced countries may influence demographic dynamics, increasing regional differences in population trends and consolidating social divides in accessible and marginal regions. The present study proposes a quantitative framework analysing the latent impact of economic expansions and recessions on regional population dynamics in Greece. Selected indicators (population density, contribution of natural balance and migration bal…
Updating the Medalus‐ESA Framework for Worldwide Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment
The environmentally sensitive area (ESA) methodology (originally proposed in the framework of MEDALUS–Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use—a series of international cooperation research projects funded by the European Union) is used worldwide to identify 'sensitive areas' that are potentially threatened by land degradation and desertification (LDD). The distinctive outcome of this approach is a multidimensional index (the ESA index) compose…
Long‐term impacts of grazing management on land degradation in a rural community of Southern Italy
Depopulation and economic marginalization of rural districts have induced a progressive land abandonment in agricultural and pastoral districts. In Europe, areas at higher risk of farmland abandonment are characterized by low‐intensity pasture systems whose fate is strongly dependent on state incentives or subsidies to rural development promoting more sustainable land‐use trajectories. Especially in Southern Europe, undergrazing is the main drive…
Featured Cover
The cover image is based on the Research Article Updating the MEDALUS-ESA Framework for Worldwide Land Degradation and Desertification Assessment by Agostino Ferrara et al., https://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3559
Diversification in urban functions as a measure of metropolitan complexity
Newly emerging relationships between form and function reveal the increasingly complex nature of metropolitan regions. The present study investigates spatial diversification in settlement forms and socioeconomic functions in metropolitan Attica (the administrative region including Athens, the capital of Greece), with the aim of implementing a holistic framework assessing urban complexity in contemporary cities. Taken as key components of urban co…
The long way to tipperary
From Historical Narratives to Circular Economy
Assuming the importance of a "socioeconomic mosaic" influencing soil and land degradation at the landscape scale, spatial contexts should be considered in the analysis of desertification risk as a base for the design of appropriate counteracting strategies. A holistic approach grounded on a multi-scale qualitative and quantitative assessment is required to identify optimal development strategies regulating the socioeconomic dimensions of land deg…
The ‘urban–rural divide’ at question
What Happens in the City When Long-Term Urban Expansion and (Un)Sustainable Fringe Development Occur
This study investigates long-term landscape transformations (1949–2016) in urban Rome, Central Italy, through a spatial distribution of seven metrics (core, islet, perforation, edge, loop, bridge, branch) derived from a Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA) analyzed separately for seven land-use classes (built-up areas, arable land, crop mosaic, vineyards, olive groves, forests, pastures). A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) has been fin…
Changes over time in the spatial structure of fertility rates as a dynamic indicator of urban transformations
Geography (35 works) · Land Use and Ecosystem Services (27 works) · Economics (26 works) · Economic geography (24 works) · Population (22 works) · Sociology (21 works) · Demography (19 works) · Economic growth (18 works) · Urbanization (17 works) · Land use (16 works)