Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development and Urban-Rural Linkages
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Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development and Urban-Rural Linkages. / Nilsson, Kjell Svenne Bernhard; Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Sick; Aalbers, Carmen; Bell, Simon; Boitier, Baptiste; Chery, Jean Pierre; Fertner, Christian; Groschowski, Miroslaw; Haase, Dagmar; Loibl, Wolfgang; Pauleit, Stephan; Pintar, Marina; Piorr, Annette; Ravetz, Joe; Ristimäki, Mika; Rounsevell, Mark; Tosics, Ivan; Westerink, Judith; Zasada, Ingo.
I: European Journal of Spatial Development, 27.03.2014, s. 1-26.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Strategies for Sustainable Urban Development and Urban-Rural Linkages
AU - Nilsson, Kjell Svenne Bernhard
AU - Nielsen, Thomas Alexander Sick
AU - Aalbers, Carmen
AU - Bell, Simon
AU - Boitier, Baptiste
AU - Chery, Jean Pierre
AU - Fertner, Christian
AU - Groschowski, Miroslaw
AU - Haase, Dagmar
AU - Loibl, Wolfgang
AU - Pauleit, Stephan
AU - Pintar, Marina
AU - Piorr, Annette
AU - Ravetz, Joe
AU - Ristimäki, Mika
AU - Rounsevell, Mark
AU - Tosics, Ivan
AU - Westerink, Judith
AU - Zasada, Ingo
PY - 2014/3/27
Y1 - 2014/3/27
N2 - An important driving force behind urban expansion is the growth of the urban population. But for Europe, this is not a sufficient explanation. The major trend is that European cities have become much less compact. Since the mid-1950s European cities have expanded on average by 78%, whereas the population has grown by only 33%. In the PLUREL project - an integrated project within the EU’s 6th Research Framework Programme - more than 100 researchers from 15 countries analysed the impacts of urban land consumption at a pan-European level and, through six European and one Chinese case studies, identified how land use conflicts and the pressure towards peri-urban areas can be strategically managed in different development and regulatory contexts. To summarise, the following strategies were identified as important steps towards more sustainable urban-rural futures: (i) better coordination of transport, land use and open space planning; (ii) urban containment and densification – development of a green compact city; (iii) preservation of blue and green infrastructure; and (iv) preservation of agricultural land and the promotion of local production. The need also remains to strengthen governance at the regional level while at the pan-European level there is clearly a need for more policy attention to be given to urban-rural linkages.
AB - An important driving force behind urban expansion is the growth of the urban population. But for Europe, this is not a sufficient explanation. The major trend is that European cities have become much less compact. Since the mid-1950s European cities have expanded on average by 78%, whereas the population has grown by only 33%. In the PLUREL project - an integrated project within the EU’s 6th Research Framework Programme - more than 100 researchers from 15 countries analysed the impacts of urban land consumption at a pan-European level and, through six European and one Chinese case studies, identified how land use conflicts and the pressure towards peri-urban areas can be strategically managed in different development and regulatory contexts. To summarise, the following strategies were identified as important steps towards more sustainable urban-rural futures: (i) better coordination of transport, land use and open space planning; (ii) urban containment and densification – development of a green compact city; (iii) preservation of blue and green infrastructure; and (iv) preservation of agricultural land and the promotion of local production. The need also remains to strengthen governance at the regional level while at the pan-European level there is clearly a need for more policy attention to be given to urban-rural linkages.
KW - Land use and management
KW - Urban planning
M3 - Journal article
SP - 1
EP - 26
JO - European Journal of Spatial Development
JF - European Journal of Spatial Development
SN - 1650-9544
ER -
ID: 104852722