Spatial Variation of Land Consumption Patterns in a Metropolitan Area : Residential and Employment Land Use Intensity

ISBN-13: 9783639121629 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 228 str.

Yunwoo Nam

Opis

Land use models have been widely used in metropolitanplanning and urban policy-making to explore aspectsof urban form and development, and to predict theimpacts of new plans or policies. While a largevolume of studies has been devoted to the developmentand modifications of employment and residentialallocation models, relatively small amounts ofattention has been paid to the land consumptioncomponents. This book provides a comprehensive modeland associated methods to quantify the complexrelationships and spatial variations of residentialand employment land consumption patterns in ametropolitan region. Both theoretical andmethodological issues are addressed. The empiricalanalysis was conducted with cases of four majormetropolitan areas in the U.S., including Atlanta,GA, Chicago, IL, Sacramento, CA, and San Antonio, TX.This book should be especially useful toprofessionals in urban modeling or land usesimulation fields. It will also be useful for anyonewho may be interested in the organization of urbanspatial structure, land use patterns, or metropolitangrowth management.

O autorze

Yunwoo Nam is an assistant professor of community and regional
planning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his Ph.D.
degree in city and regional planning from the University of
Pennsylvania. His research interests include urban growth and
land use pattern, economic development, GIS, community planning,
local governance, and public policy.