Land degradation and metropolitan expansion in a peri-urban environment

0544726 - ÚVGZ 2022 RIV GB eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Imbrenda, V. - Quaranta, G. - Salvia, R. - Egidi, G. - Salvati, Luca - Prokopová, Marcela - Coluzzi, R. - Lanfredi, M.
Land degradation and metropolitan expansion in a peri-urban environment.
Geomatics Natural Hazards & Risk. Roč. 12, č. 1 (2021), s. 1797-1818. ISSN 1947-5705. E-ISSN 1947-5713
Výzkumná infrastruktura: CzeCOS III - 90123
Institucionální podpora: RVO:86652079
Klíčová slova: urban sprawl * socioeconomic contexts * soil degradation * green space * desertification * urbanization * impact * areas * vulnerability * agriculture * Exurban development * land degradation risk * urban planning * sustainable land management * peri-urban areas
Obor OECD: Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Impakt faktor: 3.922, rok: 2021
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19475705.2021.1951363

The couple rapid urbanization and policy failure in controlling urban expansion was sometimes associated to soil and land degradation phenomena in both developing and developed countries. This work points to investigate the link between exurban development and soil/land degradation in the region of Athens (Greece) as a typical semiarid Mediterranean area experiencing a shift from a land-saving compact urban form to a dispersed, low-density urban expansion. The examined area is among the most populated areas in the Mediterranean basin showing an enormous population growth during the last 60 years. While low-density, dispersed urban settlements mainly developed over the decade (2000-2010) in the investigated area occupied mostly land classified at poor soil quality, the overall assessment of vegetation, climate and soil quality layers renders a complex picture in which exurban development consumed high-quality land that were classified as non-vulnerable to land degradation. On the contrary, compact urban settlements prevail in land with intermediate (or even high) soil quality but with inadequate climatic and vegetation conditions, which are classified as highly vulnerable to land degradation. Urban planning should integrate multi-dimensional indicators of soil, climate and vegetation quality to evaluate the environmental impact of exurban development.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0321551