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Methods and Tools for Spatial Modelling of Urban Processes: Multidimensionality, Temporality and Territoriality

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X). This special issue belongs to the section "Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2023) | Viewed by 8478

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Sergio Reyes

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Geographical Analysis Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Malaga, 29071 Malaga, Spain
Interests: landscape; urban planning; land planning; GIS; cultural representations of landscape; socioeconomical development; landscape and economical activities; enviromental management and land develompent; photovoltaics; economic development; landscape developing; renewable energy and environment protection; cartography; spatial database; geographic information system; spatial analysis; geoinformation mapping; digital mapping; geostatistical analysis; geospatial science; geography; spatial statistics; geographical analysis; spatial data infrastructure; geo-processing; land-use management; land use planning; satellite image processing; environment; solar energy; renewable energy
Dr. Federico B. Galacho-Jiménez

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Geographic Analysis Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Malaga, Campus of Teatinos, s/n. 29071 Malaga, Spain
Interests: UAV; vegetation ground cover; multispectral; vegetation indices; agro-environmental measures; olive groves; southern spain

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The peripheries of consolidated urban fabrics have become sensitive areas in the current global context of climate change and energy crisis. This situation has led them to be the object and target of treatment in different territorial, urban, environmental and spatial management regulations. On many occasions, the procedures and indicators used by these legal frameworks to define these areas of suburban or dispersed growth are not adequately adjusted to the territorial reality. This circumstance invites the definition of new procedures for detecting changes, measuring the intensity of suburban and dispersion processes and the evolution of urban–rural interface territories. Geographic information technologies (GIT) have become a great ally in monitoring these territories of change.

This Special Issue invites the participation of all those authors who focus their research on these transitional spaces, contextualised with their current regulatory framework and who apply geotechnologies as a tool for developing procedures to measure their territorial impact, evolution and decision-making. We welcome papers from the fields of urban planning, spatial planning, environmental sciences, architecture, tourism, engineering and other thematic areas and disciplines related to the subject. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Urban developments and spatial analysis;
  • Land planning and GIS changes of use and urban evolution;
  • Suburban processes and urban sprawl;
  • Territorial regulations and GIS management;
  • Evolution of urban processes and geostatistical modelling.

Dr. Sergio Reyes
Dr. Federico B. Galacho-Jiménez
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Land is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • land planning
  • GIS
  • land uses
  • urban sprawl
  • urban developments
  • territorial regulations: spatial analysis
  • geostatistical modelling

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The Role of Tourism Planning in Land-Use/Land-Cover Changes in the Kızkalesi Tourism Destination
by Yasemin Sarıkaya Levent, Ezgi Şahin and Tolga Levent
Land 2024, 13(2), 151; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13020151 - 28 Jan 2024
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Tourism is widely recognised as a significant economic source, especially for small-scale settlements. Nevertheless, tourism may potentially result in adverse effects on the environment. In order to mitigate adverse effects and enhance the advantages, tourism development necessitates a comprehensive planning process. In order [...] Read more.
Tourism is widely recognised as a significant economic source, especially for small-scale settlements. Nevertheless, tourism may potentially result in adverse effects on the environment. In order to mitigate adverse effects and enhance the advantages, tourism development necessitates a comprehensive planning process. In order to direct and control tourism’s development effectively, it is imperative to ensure that local spatial plans are integrated with national policies and regional strategies. The aim of this article is to investigate the role of tourism planning processes in the spatial development of tourism destinations, specifically by analysing the land-use/land-cover changes along the western coastline of Mersin, with a particular emphasis on the Kızkalesi tourism destination. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Methods and Tools for Spatial Modelling of Urban Processes: Multidimensionality, Temporality and Territoriality)
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Spatial Analysis Model for the Evaluation of the Territorial Adequacy of the Urban Process in Coastal Areas
by Federico B. Galacho-Jiménez and Sergio Reyes-Corredera
Land 2024, 13(1), 109; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13010109 - 19 Jan 2024
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Coastal spaces are shaped by human activity. Approaching their urban spaces allows us to analyse the concepts of structure, growth, and management. Highlighting the problems associated with these concepts can lead to intensive scientific analysis and provide solid research methods. This paper focuses [...] Read more.
Coastal spaces are shaped by human activity. Approaching their urban spaces allows us to analyse the concepts of structure, growth, and management. Highlighting the problems associated with these concepts can lead to intensive scientific analysis and provide solid research methods. This paper focuses on the study of how the process of territorial occupation takes place and the urban forms it generates on the Spanish Mediterranean coast. It is based on the consideration that the process of territorial occupation is deficient in its territorial adequacy. To analyse this, a methodology is proposed that addresses processes of analysis at different scales: dynamics of changes in land use, the study of the morphologies of urban development with spatial analysis tools, and the adaptation of urban processes to the characteristics of the spaces that support them with multi-criteria evaluation techniques and GIS (Geographical Information Systems). The results are specified in five degrees of suitability of the occupation of the territory. Two conclusions can be observed: first, urban planning gives rise to forms of occupation that follow a similar pattern in the twenty areas studied, and second, the suitability of the urban process is not governed by planning based on precepts of suitability and environmental logic but by a weakness of the adapted planning methods. Full article
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Morphometric Indicators for the Definition of New Territorial Units in the Periurban Space: Application to the Metropolitan Area of Valencia (Spain)
by Julia Salom-Carrasco and Carmen Zornoza-Gallego
Land 2024, 13(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13010054 - 02 Jan 2024
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New territorial units resulting from urban sprawl processes constitute a major challenge for territorial planning. The aim of this paper is to analyze periurban spaces, focusing on the delimitation and characterization of the urban units arising from urban sprawl processes. The delimitation derives [...] Read more.
New territorial units resulting from urban sprawl processes constitute a major challenge for territorial planning. The aim of this paper is to analyze periurban spaces, focusing on the delimitation and characterization of the urban units arising from urban sprawl processes. The delimitation derives from fractal analysis, where urbanized space is used to detect the limits of the units. The characterization starts with the calculation of eight different indicators, using Geographic Information Systems tools. PCA is used to obtain different dimensions of the urban sprawl phenomenon. Finally, a cluster analysis has been applied to establish a typology of territorial units and facilitate the comparative analysis. The methodology is applied to a case study, the metropolitan area of Valencia. Results show six groups of urbanized spaces, which present different types of urban sprawl structures with different necessities. This applied research can be useful for the spatial planning of the periurban spaces, insofar as it allows the identification of supra-municipal or infra-municipal areas, where it will be possible to improve infrastructures, facilities, or green infrastructure, to empower secondary urban nuclei and to create new inter-municipal cooperation and governance formulas. In addition, the results can constitute a non-administrative territorial basis for the calculation of land occupation indicators that are often used as thresholds for the creation of new residential spaces in regulatory planning documents. Full article
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50-Year Urban Expansion Patterns in Shanghai: Analysis Using Impervious Surface Data and Simulation Models
by Chen Gao, Yongjiu Feng, Rong Wang, Zhenkun Lei, Shurui Chen, Xiaoyan Tang and Mengrong Xi
Land 2023, 12(11), 2065; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12112065 - 15 Nov 2023
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Megacities serve as crucial catalysts for national economic and social development, and Shanghai, one of China’s most prominent metropolitan areas, exemplifies this transformative urbanization. To study Shanghai’s urban expansion, we extracted urban land cover data from 1985 to 2020 using impervious area products [...] Read more.
Megacities serve as crucial catalysts for national economic and social development, and Shanghai, one of China’s most prominent metropolitan areas, exemplifies this transformative urbanization. To study Shanghai’s urban expansion, we extracted urban land cover data from 1985 to 2020 using impervious area products and simulated urban expansion dynamics from 2021 to 2035 by employing the cellular automata model. Leveraging these data, we analyzed a 50-year period of urban expansion and investigated the drivers, including economic factors, population growth, and transportation infrastructure. Our findings indicate that the size of Shanghai’s urban area in 2035 will be nearly 13 times that of 1985. Over these five decades, Shanghai’s urban centroid shifted from the northeast to the southwest, with early urban expansion concentrated in the northeast and later expansion in the southwest. New urban patches primarily emerged at the edges of the initial urban area. As time progressed, areas with higher urban expansion intensity moved outward from the city center, mirroring the trend of urban expansion hotspots. Landscape indicators also demonstrated a trend of urban patches initially spreading and subsequently clustering. Overall, the development of Shanghai’s metropolitan area exhibits substantial spatiotemporal heterogeneity. By integrating correlation analysis and generalized additive models, we quantified the impact of urban expansion drivers. The results show that economic and population factors had high correlation coefficients (over 0.97) with urban area, and proximity to the city center and road network greatly contributed to urban expansion. Our research amalgamates various theories and methods to analyze the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban expansion in metropolitan areas. This work provides a valuable data foundation to aid policymakers in designing effective metropolitan development policies. Full article
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The Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of the Ceramics Industry in Jingdezhen in the Last 40 Years
by Qinghua He, Xin Zheng, Xin Xiao, Lei Luo, Hui Lin and Shan He
Land 2023, 12(8), 1554; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12081554 - 05 Aug 2023
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The ceramic industry has been vital to the city’s development and prosperity in Jingdezhen, but the development of the ceramics industry in Jingdezhen has been unclear since China’s economic reforms, which will become a bottleneck limiting the sustainable development of the city. This [...] Read more.
The ceramic industry has been vital to the city’s development and prosperity in Jingdezhen, but the development of the ceramics industry in Jingdezhen has been unclear since China’s economic reforms, which will become a bottleneck limiting the sustainable development of the city. This study explored the spatial agglomeration and spatiotemporal evolution of the ceramics industry in Jingdezhen from 1980 to 2020 using enterprise directory data. The study opted for a microscopic perspective and employed kernel density estimation and exploratory spatial data analysis to obtain the necessary results. It also analyzed the influencing factors using a Geodetector. The results show that the temporal evolution of the ceramics industry in Jingdezhen went through two stages from 1980 to 2020. The number of enterprises experienced exponential growth, with fluctuations. The spatial evolution of the ceramics industry transitioned from a “single-center” to a “double-center” model and further evolved into a “multi-center” model. Moreover, the spatial agglomeration of the ceramics industry underwent the process of “agglomeration-diffusion-polarization”, ultimately developing into four ceramic industrial agglomeration patterns in six hotspots. Agglomeration, historical, technological, policy, and transportation factors had positive effects on the evolution of the ceramics industry in Jingdezhen, with agglomeration being the top contributor. Likewise, there were obvious interactions between the factors. This study can provide a basis for formulating policies to support urban spatial planning for urban revitalization, and provide foundation for the development of the national ceramic culture inheritance and innovation pilot zone in Jingdezhen. Full article
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The Use of GIS and Multicriteria Techniques for the Socio-Spatial Analysis of Urban Areas in Medium-Sized Spanish Cities
by Francisco Cebrián Abellán, Gonzalo Andrés López and Carme Bellet Sanfeliu
Land 2023, 12(6), 1115; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12061115 - 23 May 2023
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In recent decades, particularly intense changes have occurred in Spanish urban areas. This is the result of demographic and urbanizing transformations that have led to a change in the city model. The predominance of compact forms has been replaced by the growing prominence [...] Read more.
In recent decades, particularly intense changes have occurred in Spanish urban areas. This is the result of demographic and urbanizing transformations that have led to a change in the city model. The predominance of compact forms has been replaced by the growing prominence of urban sprawl. Structures are now more extensive, characterized, in turn, by fragmentation and the notable consumption of land in the peripheries. In medium-sized cities, the municipalities bordering the central cities have concentrated the processes of suburbanization and periurbanization. This paper addresses the processes of change for 34 cities and their urban areas located in inland Spain. A proposal is made for the delimitation and characterization of urban areas, taking the municipality as the unit of analysis. At the methodological level, six variables are used, analyzed by means of multicriteria statistical techniques combined with the use of GIS tools. An Urban Transformation Index (ITU) has been developed that synthesizes urbanizing, demographic and socioeconomic dynamics (six variables related to population, housing and socio-productive structure are used). In the territorial area, the 20-min isochrone is used as a reference. In the temporal domain, the period of analysis addresses the events of the first two decades of the twenty-first century. Full article
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Are Floods Becoming a More Expensive Hazard? A Damages Review of the Southeastern Spanish Coast (1996–2016)
by Francisco López-Martínez
Land 2023, 12(5), 1035; https://doi.org/10.3390/land12051035 - 09 May 2023
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Over the last few decades, an increasing economic and social flooding damages trend has been recorded worldwide. Although this situation was initially associated with climate change, recently different institutions and scientific papers have related this trend to two main reasons: (i) a human [...] Read more.
Over the last few decades, an increasing economic and social flooding damages trend has been recorded worldwide. Although this situation was initially associated with climate change, recently different institutions and scientific papers have related this trend to two main reasons: (i) a human population increase and (ii) the number of assets located in floodable areas. In this regard, this paper analyses evolutions in flood damages and their causes in a Mediterranean area, the provinces of Alicante and Murcia, between 1996 and 2016. The duration of this period, from a flood risk management policy point of view, is very important because it encompasses one of the most important legislative periods at a national and European level. As a main result, this paper establishes a temporal and spatial pattern related to increases in flood damages and their main influence on coastal areas, respectively, due to certain economic, spatial and temporal factors. As a conclusion, these trends demonstrate the inefficiency of flood risk management policies, especially those connected with spatial planning. Full article
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