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Analysing and managing urban growth
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web links
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European Environment Agency
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Brownfields Contaminated land-->maps Contaminated land-->stats, registers, inventories etc Soil-->Soil Overview
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Short description: |
Over the last decades, continuous urban expansion at rates much higher than population growth has resulted in a massive urban footprint on Europe – fragmenting rural space, blocking ecosystem services and increasing the demand for transport and energy. Contents of the web page:
Urban environment 1.Urban growth - why does it matter?
2.Urban Morphological Zones
3.Applying the UMZ concept
4.Outlook
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 09/02/2011
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