An overview of urban-rural land use interactions in Greece

Polyzos, Serafeim; Christopoulou, Olga; Minetos, Dionysios; Filho, Walter Leal

doi:10.1504/ijarge.2008.018330

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“…Furthermore, several researchers have noted that a subtle process of simplification and deterioration of the rural landscape is presently occurring throughout southern Europe. As this process of LCCs is characterized by the diffusion of low-density dispersed settlements, it appears to be hardly reversible, difficult to quantify, and quite impossible to contain (Jomaa, Auda, Abi Saleh, Hamzé, & Safi, 2008;Kucukmehmetoglu & Geymen, 2009;Marull, Pino, Tello, & Cordobilla, 2009;Polyzos, Christopoulou, Minetos, & Leal Filho, 2008;Soliman, 2004; but see also Gill et al, 2008).…”

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Low-density settlements and land use changes in a Mediterranean urban region

Salvati

Munafò

Morelli

et al. 2012

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Low-density settlements and land use changes in a Mediterranean urban region

Salvati

Munafò

Morelli

et al. 2012

Landscape and Urban Planning

135

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“…Anthropogenic impacts due to land-use mismanagement, urbanization and the increasing negative externalities of economic activities, are regarded as relevant forces of land degradation. These drivers have demonstrated to trigger soil sealing, erosion and loss of plant cover, resulting in chemical, physical and biological deterioration of soils [18][19][20][21].…”

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Desertification Risk and Rural Development in Southern Europe: Permanent Assessment and Implications for Sustainable Land Management and Mitigation Policies

Salvia

Egidi

Vinci³

et al. 2019

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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification defines 'land degradation' as a reduction or loss of the biological and economic productivity resulting from land-use mismanagement, or a combination of processes, such as soil erosion, deterioration of soil properties, and loss of natural vegetation and biodiversity. Land degradation is hence an interactive process involving multiple factors, among which climate, land-use, economic dynamics and socio-demographic forces play a key role. Especially in the Mediterranean basin, joint biophysical and socioeconomic factors shape the intrinsic level of vulnerability of both natural and agricultural land to degradation. The interplay between biophysical and socioeconomic factors may become extremely complex over time and space, resulting in specific patterns of landscape deterioration. This paper summarizes theoretical expectations and empirical knowledge in the field of soil and landscape degradation in Mediterranean Europe, evidencing the intimate relationship between agriculture and socio-demographic factors of growth (or decline) of rural areas. Understanding spatio-temporal trends of each factor underlying land degradation and the related background context is a key tool in the assessment of the spatial distribution of vulnerable and critical land to degradation. Empirical results of a permanent monitoring of land degradation contributes to delineate more effective conservation policies through identification of target areas requiring specific actions for biodiversity and landscape protection. With increasing human pressure on rural environments, a diachronic evaluation of patterns and processes of land degradation reveals particularly appropriate in a both positive and normative perspective, prefiguring new actions for soil conservation and landscape valorization under global change.

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“…It was hypothesized that changes in land use along the urban gradient can be influenced by the specific morphology observed in each city (Salvati, Sateriano, & Bajocco, 2013). Salvati and Sabbi (2011) showed how the spatial relationship among land uses can be modified by different "sprawl" patterns (in terms of both settlement morphology and socioeconomic functions) reflecting different processes on the landscape scale (Paul & Tonts, 2005;Polyzos, Christopoulou, Minetos, & Leal Filho, 2008;Schneider & Woodcock, 2008). Especially in southern Europe, highly varied rural landscapes experiencing exurban development may evolve into a low-diversity model, dominated by impervious land and poor-quality woodlands or semi-natural cover classes (e.g., Frondoni et al, 2011).…”

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Urban Growth and Land-Use Structure in Two Mediterranean Regions

Salvati¹,

Carlucci

2014

Sage Open

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The present study develops an Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis (ESDA) with the aim to assess changes over time in the distribution of selected uses of land in two Mediterranean urban regions (Rome and Athens) with different morphology and economic functions. The study uses global and local Moran's indexes of spatial autocorrelation to describe the land-use structure observed in the two cities in mid-1970s and late-2000s, and debates on the divergent contribution of compact growth and scattered urban expansion to changes in land use. The analysis identifies fringe landscapes as a key target for urban containment policies in sprawling cities.

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An overview of urban-rural land use interactions in Greece

Cited by 25 publications

References 22 publications

Low-density settlements and land use changes in a Mediterranean urban region

Low-density settlements and land use changes in a Mediterranean urban region

Desertification Risk and Rural Development in Southern Europe: Permanent Assessment and Implications for Sustainable Land Management and Mitigation Policies

Urban Growth and Land-Use Structure in Two Mediterranean Regions

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