Urbanization in Europe: Past Developments and Pathways to a Sustainable Future

by Ries Van Der Wouden, David Evers, Ivana Katuri

This open access book comes at an opportune time, with 'land take' high on the EU policy agenda. It shows how over one million hectares in Europe became urbanized between 2000 and 2018, over eight times that which changed back to agriculture or nature. This book seeks to explain this development and offer suggestions on how to control it, drawing on the ESPON Sustainable Urbanization and land-use Practices in European Regions (SUPER) project. It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 303162260X
• ISBN13: 9783031622601
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 157 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 7.9"