Urban sprawl is a widely recognized phenomenon in many major cities worldwide and is a significant land use planning and management issue. This process has many impacts on the ecological function and structure of the landscape. In this article, we analyze the effects of urban sprawl on the ecological patterns and processes in the Montreal Metropolitan Region (MMR) between 1966 and 2010.
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Expansió territorial; Urbanisme; Gestió dels ecosistemes; Avaluació d'impacte ambiental; Territorial expansion; City planning; Ecosystem management; Environmental impact analysis
Elsevier
Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.01.005
Environmental Science & Policy, 2016, vol. 58, num. April, p. 61-73
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2016.01.005
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