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What is the Influence of the Planning Framework on the Land Use Change Trajectories? Photointerpretation Analysis in the 1958–2011 Period for a Medium/Small Sized City

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  • Mário Monteiro

    (Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal)

  • Alexandre Oliveira Tavares

    (Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3030-790, Portugal
    Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Coimbra 3000-995, Portugal)

Abstract

Medium/small sized cities create a polycentric urban system representing the backbone of their territory, characterized by profound changes on land use. The objective of this study is to evaluate the spatial and temporal dynamics of land use in a medium/small city in Portugal during the period 1958–2011, and the relation with the planning framework. The assessment involves land use changes recognition in the period 1958–2011, calculation of the stability grade indicator, and the losses and gains between classes. The rate of artificialization and its relation with the planning framework was also evaluated. The results for the city of Viseu showed a main decrease in annual crops and arable lands, with an increase of the continuous and discontinuous urban fabric. The changes are systematic transitions, marked by planning framework and its typology, objectives and scale enforcement. A plan addressing the city encouraged land use changes in the fringe, while a municipal Master Plan determined sequent transformation in all areas. The land use changes and the artificialization processes enabled the identification of three periods where planning framework was forthright. The study underlines the importance of a planning framework for medium/small sized cities for urban sprawl and artificialization processes.

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  • Mário Monteiro & Alexandre Oliveira Tavares, 2015. "What is the Influence of the Planning Framework on the Land Use Change Trajectories? Photointerpretation Analysis in the 1958–2011 Period for a Medium/Small Sized City," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(9), pages 1-29, August.
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