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Landscape effects of urbanisation in a post-socialist city. A case study of Wrocław (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-3004
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-5043
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2940-6867
Abstract Progressing urbanisation is contributing to the changes of vertical and horizontal landscape structure. The aim of this paper is to investigate the spatial regularities of changes in the landscape pattern that resulted from the urbanisation processes in Wrocław (Poland) between 1994 and 2020. The research area is an example of a post-socialist city characterized by fluctuating spatial processes, especially after the economic and political transformation of the year 1989. In the empirical part, authors have analysed the changes in the number of buildings and the structure of land cover using methods of spatial analysis in a GIS environment, with a particular focus on landscape metrics. The results show two main trends in landscape changes within the city boundaries, which the authors refer to as expansion and transformation. These processes were related to various driving forces and their intensity depended on analysed sub-periods and distance from the city centre. Expansion and transformation are mainly exhibited by an increase in developed area at the cost of the decline of natural and open areas (especially agricultural lands) and densification in central areas.
Highlights Over the past three decades, the structure of landscape pattern in Wrocław has been rapidly changed. Changes in urban landscape pattern resulted from different driving forces and their dynamics varied over time and space Expansion and transformation were the key driving processes of landscape changes in Wrocław. Residential developments in city's peripheries led to expansion and services developments in the centre – to transformation The inner peripheries, zone and island-like developments have been identified within city’s administrative boundaries.
Landscape effects of urbanisation in a post-socialist city. A case study of Wrocław (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-3004
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-5043
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2940-6867
Abstract Progressing urbanisation is contributing to the changes of vertical and horizontal landscape structure. The aim of this paper is to investigate the spatial regularities of changes in the landscape pattern that resulted from the urbanisation processes in Wrocław (Poland) between 1994 and 2020. The research area is an example of a post-socialist city characterized by fluctuating spatial processes, especially after the economic and political transformation of the year 1989. In the empirical part, authors have analysed the changes in the number of buildings and the structure of land cover using methods of spatial analysis in a GIS environment, with a particular focus on landscape metrics. The results show two main trends in landscape changes within the city boundaries, which the authors refer to as expansion and transformation. These processes were related to various driving forces and their intensity depended on analysed sub-periods and distance from the city centre. Expansion and transformation are mainly exhibited by an increase in developed area at the cost of the decline of natural and open areas (especially agricultural lands) and densification in central areas.
Highlights Over the past three decades, the structure of landscape pattern in Wrocław has been rapidly changed. Changes in urban landscape pattern resulted from different driving forces and their dynamics varied over time and space Expansion and transformation were the key driving processes of landscape changes in Wrocław. Residential developments in city's peripheries led to expansion and services developments in the centre – to transformation The inner peripheries, zone and island-like developments have been identified within city’s administrative boundaries.
Landscape effects of urbanisation in a post-socialist city. A case study of Wrocław (Poland)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8926-3004
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-5043
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2940-6867
Abstract Progressing urbanisation is contributing to the changes of vertical and horizontal landscape structure. The aim of this paper is to investigate the spatial regularities of changes in the landscape pattern that resulted from the urbanisation processes in Wrocław (Poland) between 1994 and 2020. The research area is an example of a post-socialist city characterized by fluctuating spatial processes, especially after the economic and political transformation of the year 1989. In the empirical part, authors have analysed the changes in the number of buildings and the structure of land cover using methods of spatial analysis in a GIS environment, with a particular focus on landscape metrics. The results show two main trends in landscape changes within the city boundaries, which the authors refer to as expansion and transformation. These processes were related to various driving forces and their intensity depended on analysed sub-periods and distance from the city centre. Expansion and transformation are mainly exhibited by an increase in developed area at the cost of the decline of natural and open areas (especially agricultural lands) and densification in central areas.
Highlights Over the past three decades, the structure of landscape pattern in Wrocław has been rapidly changed. Changes in urban landscape pattern resulted from different driving forces and their dynamics varied over time and space Expansion and transformation were the key driving processes of landscape changes in Wrocław. Residential developments in city's peripheries led to expansion and services developments in the centre – to transformation The inner peripheries, zone and island-like developments have been identified within city’s administrative boundaries.
Landscape effects of urbanisation in a post-socialist city. A case study of Wrocław (Poland)
Jurkowski, Wojciech (author) / Latocha-Wites, Agnieszka (author) / Grochowska, Anna (author)
Cities ; 145
2023-12-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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