Land use conversion in metropolitan areas and the permanence of agriculture : Sensitivity Index of Agricultural Land (SIAL), a tool for territorial analysis
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2013
Citazione:
Land use conversion in metropolitan areas and the permanence of agriculture : Sensitivity Index of Agricultural Land (SIAL), a tool for territorial analysis / C. Mazzocchi, G. Sali, S. Corsi. - In: LAND USE POLICY. - ISSN 0264-8377. - 35(2013), pp. 155-162.
Abstract:
In the past few years, urban growth has affected vast agricultural areas, especially in some European regions (EEA, 2006). In peri-urban areas, land consumption is particularly intense, exposing agriculture to the risk of land loss. Assuming the action of different factors, both exogenous and endogenous, on
the agricultural system, the potential risk of land use conversion is measured by the Sensitivity Index of Agricultural Land (SIAL), an innovative tool for territorial analysis. In the following paper, the SIAL will be presented with an application for a metropolitan area. In this case study, the exogenous variables of
urban proximity seem to be those most involved in the processes of conversion from agricultural to urban land use.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Land use conversion; Territorial policies; Peri-urban agriculture; Farms
Elenco autori:
C. Mazzocchi, G. Sali, S. Corsi
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