Built-up areas are expanding faster than population growth: regional patterns and trajectories in Europe

ABSTRACTHuman settlements typically expand to accommodate additional housing demand from a growing population and their socio-economic activities. This implies consumption of land, a limited resource necessary for many other services. The efficiency of this exploitation in relation to demographic tr...

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Main Authors: Marcello Schiavina, M. Melchiorri, C. Corbane, S. Freire, F. Batista e Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Land Use Science
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/1747423X.2022.2055184