ABSTRACT

The coexistence of different land uses in peri-urban areas is a well-known planning and managerial challenge, but explicit analyses of the boundaries and interfaces between different land uses are lacking. This paper suggests a method to explicitly quantify the spatial extent of the interfaces between different land uses. The analysis is carried out using urban development models and an empirical analysis. Using detailed Dutch geographical data, we study the evolution of the boundaries between residential, natural and agricultural land uses and their associated interface areas. The areas affected by interfaces are smaller than predicted by realistic urban models, but the shape and extent of the interface areas are extremely varied. The population share and the extent of the geographical areas potentially affected by land-use interfaces and their edge effects are great, calling for detailed follow up analyses and tailor-made planning tools at local levels.

摘要

城郊地区不同土地利用的共存是众所周知的规划和管理挑战，但缺乏对不同土地利用之间的界限和接口的明确分析。本文提出了一种明确量化不同土地利用之间的界面空间范围的方法。使用城市发展模型和实证分析进行分析。使用详细的荷兰地理数据，我们研究了住宅，自然和农业用地及其相关接口区域之间边界的演变。受界面影响的区域比实际城市模型预测的要小，但是界面区域的形状和范围差异很大。