Urban Land Use Change in the United Kingdom during the Second Half of the Twentieth Century

Urban Land Use Change in the United Kingdom during the Second Half of the Twentieth Century

Ordinance Survey maps series were systematically point sampled to produce Ur land use area estimates for the UK. The 2 sets of time series data span 1948 to 1965, the estimates are closest to the years 1951 & 1961. Resulting figures suggest that the previous estimates, most particularly those of...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 1975-02, Vol.12 (1), p.71-84
Main Author: Fordham, R. C.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Change/Changes
Estimate reliability
Land surveying
Land use
Land use change
Land/Lands
Metropolitan areas
Population density
Rural areas
United Kingdom/UK (see also Britain, England, Great Britain)
Urban (see also Ru/Ur)
Urban areas
Urban density
Urban growth
Utility/Utilization
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Summary:Ordinance Survey maps series were systematically point sampled to produce Ur land use area estimates for the UK. The 2 sets of time series data span 1948 to 1965, the estimates are closest to the years 1951 & 1961. Resulting figures suggest that the previous estimates, most particularly those of R. H. Best & J. T. Coppock (THE CHANGING USE OF LAND IN BRITAIN, London, England: Faber, 1962) are considerably too high. Data were extrapolated to the end of the century, based on the following assumptions: administrative Ur boundaries are a constraint on Ur growth & Ur use is an autonomous variable. The methodology is compatible with finer scale, more precise analysis, for use in continued study of changing land use patterns by the local planning agencies. 8 Tables. Modified HA.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X