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Clustering cities through urban metrics analysis

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  • Francisco J. Goerlich Gisbert
  • Isidro Cantarino Martí
  • Eric Gielen

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This paper describes a process for measuring and characterizing urban morphological zones. These urban zones are delineated for the entire area of Spain, independently of administrative boundaries and excluding demographic data, using a high resolution land-use dataset. Given the rich information available on land cover and subsequently assigned population data, it is possible to calculate a set of urban spatial metrics to classify these urban zones into homogenous morphological groups. Four types of urban agglomerations are identified in Spain by working with these urban metrics and applying a final cluster analysis. Although these groups have a general complex monocentric typology, each has its own specific characteristics. Finally, a picture of patterns and trends of urbanization for the main urban agglomerations in Spain is provided, offering some perspectives on the urban sprawl phenomenon.

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  • Francisco J. Goerlich Gisbert & Isidro Cantarino Martí & Eric Gielen, 2017. "Clustering cities through urban metrics analysis," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(5), pages 689-708, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:22:y:2017:i:5:p:689-708
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2017.1305882
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    1. Piotr Lityński & Artur Hołuj, 2020. "Urban Sprawl Risk Delimitation: The Concept for Spatial Planning Policy in Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(7), pages 1-19, March.
    2. Tellier, Luc-Normand, 2021. "Characterizing urban form by means of the Urban Metric System," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    3. K. Prakash & R. Jegankumar & R. S. Libina, 2023. "Assessment of differential urbanization using spatial entropy model for Tiruchirappalli urban and tier towns, India," Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 1-24, December.
    4. Richter, Maximilian A. & Hagenmaier, Markus & Bandte, Oliver & Parida, Vinit & Wincent, Joakim, 2022. "Smart cities, urban mobility and autonomous vehicles: How different cities needs different sustainable investment strategies," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).

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