Analysis on urban densification dynamics and future modes in southeastern Wisconsin, USA.

ABSTRACT: Urban change (urbanization) has dominated land change science for several decades. However, few studies have focused on what many scholars call the urban densification process (i.e., urban intensity expansion) despite its importance to both planning and subsequent impacts to the environment and local economies. This paper documents past urban densification patterns and uses this information to predict future densification trends in southeastern Wisconsin (SEWI) by using a rich dataset from the United States and by adapting the well-known Land Transformation Model (LTM) for this purpose. Urban densification is a significant and progressive process that often accompanies urbanization more generally. The increasing proportion of lower density areas, rather than higher density areas, was the m

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6407910 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature