A gis for urban sustainability indicators in spatial planning

Urban development and alterations in local/urban/sub-urban expansion plans is usually based on the analysis of spatial indicators and how they induce the future development in a specific area. For this structural reason the alterations of urban plans mainly occur under a surface observation and anal...

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Published in:International journal of sustainable development and planning 2012-02, Vol.7 (1), p.1-13
Main Authors: Stylianidis, E., Karanikolas, N., Kaimaris, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic policy
Geographic information systems
Indicators
Planning
Spatial analysis
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Transportation
Urban areas
Urban development
Urban planning
Urban sprawl
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Summary:Urban development and alterations in local/urban/sub-urban expansion plans is usually based on the analysis of spatial indicators and how they induce the future development in a specific area. For this structural reason the alterations of urban plans mainly occur under a surface observation and analysis of the spatial characteristics. Examining the issue under a more comprehensive framework we also focus on other characteristics such as social and economic policies, health and education, transportation, commercial, etc. that dominate on the development. Thus, urban sustainability indicators from a broad spectrum of activities should be introduced during urban planning. This paper investigates and analyzes the use of such urban sustainability indicators in spatial planning through the use of geographical information systems (GIS) designed for this reason.
ISSN:1743-7601
1743-761X
DOI:10.2495/SDP-V7-N1-1-13