Journal
URBAN GEOGRAPHY
Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages 246-271Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2015.1096118
Keywords
urban growth; spatial patterns; spatial metrics; urban shrinkage
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- Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology [SFRH/BD/71970/2010]
- European Social Fund through POPH Programme
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/71970/2010] Funding Source: FCT
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This article reviews existing literature on spatial metrics, presenting a portfolio of metrics addressing the spatial patterns of growing and shrinking cities and discussing their potential and limitations. A wide and diverse set of spatial metrics was found. While these metrics address most of the identified spatial patterns of urban growth, spatial metrics used in urban shrinkage studies are much scarcer and not nearly sufficient to provide a comprehensive assessment of its spatial patterns. The article concludes that there is great potential for the development of new spatial metrics or mixed indicators, particularly in shrinkage contexts. The article builds on recent literature focusing on reviewing and developing metrics for particular spatial patterns (notably patterns of urban sprawl), while considering a very broad and multidisciplinary set of metrics. It focuses not only on the outcomes of urban growth but also on those of the increasingly common shrinking phenomenon.
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