Characterising urban concentration and land-use diversity in simulations of future land use

This paper presents two sets of functional indicators that were implemented and tested for the assessment of spatial aspects of future land-use configurations as simulated by a land-use model. This is potentially useful for the ex-ante evaluation of spatial planning policies. The indicators were app...

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Published in:The Annals of regional science 2008-03, Vol.42 (1), p.123-140
Main Authors: Ritsema van Eck, Jan, Koomen, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case studies
Economics
Economics and Finance
Environmental Economics
Geography
Land economics
Land use
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning
Microeconomics
Netherlands
Planning
Planning systems
Regional/Spatial Science
Simulation
Space economics
Special Issue Paper
Studies
Urban areas
Urban economics
Urban studies
Urbanization
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Summary:This paper presents two sets of functional indicators that were implemented and tested for the assessment of spatial aspects of future land-use configurations as simulated by a land-use model. This is potentially useful for the ex-ante evaluation of spatial planning policies. The indicators were applied in a Dutch case study and relate to two important themes in Dutch spatial planning: compact urbanisation and mixing of land uses. After a short introduction of these themes, the sets of indicators are presented which are used for their evaluation. These indicators are applied to simulations based on two scenarios for land-use development in the Netherlands up to 2030. After a discussion of the results we conclude that the combined application of land-use models and indicators produces new and potentially useful information for policy makers, although both the model and the associated indicators are still in a state of development.
ISSN:0570-1864
1432-0592
DOI:10.1007/s00168-007-0141-7