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Article Dans Une Revue European Journal of Spatial Development Année : 2014

Strategies for sustainable urban development and urban-rural linkages

Stratégies pour le développement urbain durable et liens entre l'urbain et le rural

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An important driving force behind urban expansion is the growth of the urban population. But for Europe, this is not a sufficient explanation. The major trend is that European cities have become much less compact. Since the mid-1950s European cities have expanded on average by 78%, whereas the population has grown by only 33%. In the PLUREL project - an integrated project within the EU's 6th Research Framework Programme - more than 100 researchers from 15 countries analysed the impacts of urban land consumption at a pan-European level and, through six European and one Chinese case studies, identified how land use conflicts and the pressure towards peri-urban areas can be strategically managed in different development and regulatory contexts. To summarise, the following strategies were identified as important steps towards more sustainable urban-rural futures: (i) better coordination of transport, land use and open space planning; (ii) urban containment and densification - development of a green compact city; (iii) preservation of blue and green infrastructure; and (iv) preservation of agricultural land and the promotion of local production. The need also remains to strengthen governance at the regional level while at the pan-European level there is clearly a need for more policy attention to be given to urban-rural linkages.
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hal-01528698 , version 1 (29-05-2017)

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K. Nilsson, T. Sick Nielsen, C. Aalbers, S. Bell, B. Boitier, et al.. Strategies for sustainable urban development and urban-rural linkages. European Journal of Spatial Development, 2014, 25 p. ⟨hal-01528698⟩
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