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Addressing the determinants of built-up expansion and densification processes at the regional scale
Mustafa, Ahmed Mohamed El Saeid; Van Rompaey, Anton; Cools, Mario et al.
2018In Urban Studies, 55 (15), p. 3279–3298
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Keywords :
built-up expansion; infill development; built-up development controlling factors; multinomial logistic regression; regional scale; Wallonia
Abstract :
[en] An in-depth understanding of the main factors behind built-up development is a key prerequisite for designing policies dedicated to a more efficient land use. Infill development policies are essential to curb sprawl and allow a progressive recycling of low-density areas inherited from the past. This paper examines the controlling factors of built-up expansion and densification processes in Wallonia (Belgium). Unlike the usual urban/built-up expansion studies, our approach considers various levels of built-up densities to distinguish between different types of developments, ranging from low-density extensions (or sprawl) to high-density infill development. Belgian cadastral data for 1990, 2000, and 2010 were used to generate four classes of built-up areas, namely, non-, low-, medium- and high-density areas. A number of socioeconomic, geographic, and political factors related to built-up development were operationalized following the literature. We then used a multinomial logistic regression model to analyze the effects of these factors on the transitions between different densities in the two decades between 1990 and 2010. The findings indicate that all the controlling factors show distinctive variations based on density. More specifically, the centrality of zoning policies in explaining expansion processes is highlighted. This is especially the case for high-density expansions. In contrast, physical and neighborhood factors play a larger role in infill development, especially for dense infill development.
Research center :
LEMA
Disciplines :
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Mustafa, Ahmed Mohamed El Saeid ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > LEMA (Local environment management and analysis)
Van Rompaey, Anton;  KU Leuven > Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cools, Mario  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Transports et mobilité
Saadi, Ismaïl ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Transports et mobilité
Teller, Jacques  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département ArGEnCo > Urbanisme et aménagement du territoire
Language :
English
Title :
Addressing the determinants of built-up expansion and densification processes at the regional scale
Publication date :
2018
Journal title :
Urban Studies
ISSN :
0042-0980
eISSN :
1360-063X
Publisher :
Sage, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
55
Issue :
15
Pages :
3279–3298
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
The research was funded by the ARC grant for Concerted Research Actions for project number 13/17-01 entitled “Land-use change and future flood risk: influence of micro-scale spatial patterns (FloodLand)
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