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Soil sealing footprint as an indicator of dispersed urban growth: a multivariate statistics approach

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  • Ilaria Tombolini
  • Michele Munafò
  • Luca Salvati

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The present study introduces a set of indicators derived from high-resolution land-use maps with the aim to illustrate the spatial distribution, intensity, and diversity of sealed soils in a Mediterranean region (Rome, Italy) shifting from a mono-centric spatial organization toward a dispersed urban agglomeration. A multivariate approach provides a comprehensive assessment of Rome ‘sealing footprint’, classifying local districts according to different imperviousness profiles. Results illustrate the rearrangement of the land-use structure determined by suburbanization with higher soil consumption and lower land-use efficiency. The approach is considered a promising tool to inform policies for a spatially balanced and land-saving urban development.

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  • Ilaria Tombolini & Michele Munafò & Luca Salvati, 2016. "Soil sealing footprint as an indicator of dispersed urban growth: a multivariate statistics approach," Urban Research & Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 9(1), pages 1-15, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rurpxx:v:9:y:2016:i:1:p:1-15
    DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2015.1037340
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    1. Alessia D’Agata & Giovanni Quaranta & Rosanna Salvia & Margherita Carlucci & Luca Salvati, 2023. "Mixed Land Use as an Intrinsic Feature of Sprawl: A Short-Term Analysis of Settlement Growth and Population Distribution Using European Urban Atlas," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-21, April.
    2. Trentanovi, Giovanni & Campagnaro, Thomas & Kowarik, Ingo & Munafò, Michele & Semenzato, Paolo & Sitzia, Tommaso, 2021. "Integrating spontaneous urban woodlands into the green infrastructure: Unexploited opportunities for urban regeneration," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C).
    3. Egidi, Gianluca & Mosconi, Enrico Maria & Turco, Rosario & Salvati, Luca, 2023. "Functions follow structures? The long-term evolution of economic dynamics, social transformations, and landscape morphology in a Mediterranean metropolis," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 129(C).
    4. Zambon, Ilaria & Serra, Pere & Grigoriadis, Efstathios & Carlucci, Margherita & Salvati, Luca, 2017. "Emerging urban centrality: An entropy-based indicator of polycentric development and economic growth," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 68(C), pages 365-371.
    5. Alessia D’Agata & Daniele Ponza & Florin Adrian Stroiu & Ioannis Vardopoulos & Kostas Rontos & Francisco Escrivà & Francesco Chelli & Leonardo Salvatore Alaimo & Luca Salvati & Samaneh Sadat Nickyain, 2023. "Toward Sustainable Development Trajectories? Estimating Urban Footprints from High-Resolution Copernicus Layers in Athens, Greece," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-17, July.

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