Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@conference {2614, title = {Urban sprawl assessment model in the context of sustainable development}, journal = {EEESD{\textquoteright}12 - 8th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEMS \& SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT}, year = {2012}, month = {2012-05-02 00:00:00}, publisher = {WSEAS Press}, address = {University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal}, abstract = {The disordered urban growth may prove catastrophic for the future of cities if preventive measures are not taken. The increase of built-up areas, the growing need for implementation of urban infrastructures, the resulting increase in soil sealing, the excessive consumption of natural resources, the elevated need for car use on daily travels, the increase in travel distances, etc., are examples of the negative effects caused by urban sprawl. In order to implement measures to halt or avoid the damage caused by urban sprawl on the environment, society and economy, it is necessary to know which areas to intervene. In this sense, a multicriteria analysis model is presented that combines sustainable development indicators, with the main objective of calculating an index of sustainable urban expansion. This model, developed according to the Analytical Hierarchy Process, comprises three levels of analysis. At the first level, the indicators of urban sustainable development are aggregated and associated withsix criteria. The weighted aggregate of composite indicators, which constitute the second level of analysis, allows evaluating different scenarios and studying the level of influence of urban sprawl on the diverse dimensions. In the last level of analysis, an index is calculated,resulting from the aggregation of all indicatorsconsidered along the hierarchical structure. Thus, the proposed model allows quantifying the level of sustainability of urban sprawl, according to the lines of sustainable development defined for this work, serving as a tool to support urban planning interventions.
}, keywords = {indicators of urban sustainability, multicriteria analysis mode, sustainable urban development, Urban sprawl}, isbn = {978-1-61804-088-6}, issn = {2227-4359}, url = {http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2012/Algarve/EEESD/EEESD-39.pdf}, author = {Soares, M. E. S. and Ramos, R. A. R. and Fonseca, A. M.} }
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt