Urban Systems, Urbanization Dynamics and Land Use in Italy
Evidence from a Spatial Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19569699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gianni Guastella (0000-0002-1333-4718, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore), Stefano Pareglio (0000-0001-6274-7511, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 02 |
| Issue | 03 |
| Pages | 291-297 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Urban Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2328-4900 • E-ISSN: 2328-4919 |
| Publisher | Scientific Research Publishing, Inc. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4236/cus.2014.23027 |
| OpenAlex | W2136573899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 9 |
Sustainability of agriculture is challenged by increasing sprawl in urban agglomerations. Under increasing agglomeration economies in large and even medium sized cities, more and more soil is being subtracted to agriculture, depriving agricultural activities of the main production factor. The extent to which the expanding urbanization threatens agricultural development depends on the urban spatial structure, however. In this work it is empirically investigated how the relationship between soil use and soil consumption is shaped by the compactness of a city. For the population of LAU1 (province) main cities in an Italian region (Lombardy), compactness is measured as the density gradient and estimated using Central Business District models. It is found that more compact cities exhibit relatively lower-than-expected soil consumption in the period 1999-2007. Results suggest that agglomeration economies are not enemies of agricultural activities per se. Nonetheless, urbanization needs to be accompanied by urban fringe containment
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Civil engineering · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Economies of agglomeration · Geography · Land use · Natural resource economics · Population · Sustainability · Urban agglomeration · Urban sprawl · Urbanization · Housing Market and Economics · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Urban Planning and Valuation · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2024 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |