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The Impact of Urban Expansion on Land Use in Emerging Territorial Systems: Case Study Bucharest-Ilfov, Romania

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  • Daniel Constantin Diaconu

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Daniel Peptenatu

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Andreea Karina Gruia

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
    Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard, Sector 3, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
    Doctoral School of Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Business and Administration, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Alexandra Grecu

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
    Faculty of Administration and Business, University of Bucharest, 4-12 Regina Elisabeta Boulevard, Sector 3, 030018 Bucharest, Romania
    Doctoral School of Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Business and Administration, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Andrei Rafael Gruia

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
    Graphit Innovation Factory, 34 B Brâncoveanu Street, 220121 Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania)

  • Manuel Fabian Gruia

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
    Graphit Innovation Factory, 34 B Brâncoveanu Street, 220121 Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania)

  • Cristian Constantin Drăghici

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania)

  • Aurel Mihail Băloi

    (Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
    Doctoral School of Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Business and Administration, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
    Graphit Innovation Factory, 34 B Brâncoveanu Street, 220121 Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania)

  • Mihai Bogdan Alexandrescu

    (Faculty of Juridical, Economic and Administrative Sciences, Spiru Haret University, 7 Turnului Street, 500152 Braşov, Romania)

  • Raluca Bogdana Sibinescu

    (Doctoral School of Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Business and Administration, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

Economic pressure on agricultural land is generating major changes in affected territorial systems. The development of methodologies to analyze the pressure on agricultural land is one of the main concerns regarding food security and how to provide fresh produce to large cities. The methodology used uses the Corine Land Cover database, provided by Copernicus Land Monitoring Services (CLMS), from 1990–2018. Data processing and analysis was performed using the open-source software package QGIS, a process that started by reprojecting the data into the national coordinate reference system Pulkovo 1942(58)/Stereo 70, EPSG: 3844. The methodology used was able to highlight the transformations that have taken place in land use, highlighting when and how the land was transformed. Our results show that quantitative and land-use changes due to the socio-economic pressures generated by the transition to a different type of economy can be highlighted. Urban sprawl has led to dramatic changes in land use, with agricultural land being the category that has seen the largest reductions in area.

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  • Daniel Constantin Diaconu & Daniel Peptenatu & Andreea Karina Gruia & Alexandra Grecu & Andrei Rafael Gruia & Manuel Fabian Gruia & Cristian Constantin Drăghici & Aurel Mihail Băloi & Mihai Bogdan Ale, 2025. "The Impact of Urban Expansion on Land Use in Emerging Territorial Systems: Case Study Bucharest-Ilfov, Romania," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-15, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:15:y:2025:i:4:p:406-:d:1591591
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