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Matthias Burgi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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containing urban sprawl evaluating effectiveness of urban growth boundaries set by the swiss Land Use Plan
Land Use Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Mariapia Gennaio, Anna M Hersperger, Matthias BurgiAbstract:Abstract Urban containment strategies are one of the best-known Planning instruments for managing urban sprawl. The two main types of such strategies are greenbelts and urban growth boundaries. The boundaries set by the Land Use Plan in SwitzerLand have been applied since 1970. We evaluate the effect and success of this strategy by analysing expansion of developed Land, change in number of buildings, and building density within and outside building zones in four Swiss municipalities 1970–2000. Our results show that the boundary restricted most development to building zones and promoted increased building density. Generally, building density increased in the building zones but decreased outside of building zones. For more efficiency and success, the political institutions should specify explicit goals for development inside and outside of building zones, and develop new instruments for guiding development outside of building zones.
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Containing urban sprawl—Evaluating effectiveness of urban growth boundaries set by the Swiss Land Use Plan
Land Use Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Mariapia Gennaio, Anna M Hersperger, Matthias BurgiAbstract:Abstract Urban containment strategies are one of the best-known Planning instruments for managing urban sprawl. The two main types of such strategies are greenbelts and urban growth boundaries. The boundaries set by the Land Use Plan in SwitzerLand have been applied since 1970. We evaluate the effect and success of this strategy by analysing expansion of developed Land, change in number of buildings, and building density within and outside building zones in four Swiss municipalities 1970–2000. Our results show that the boundary restricted most development to building zones and promoted increased building density. Generally, building density increased in the building zones but decreased outside of building zones. For more efficiency and success, the political institutions should specify explicit goals for development inside and outside of building zones, and develop new instruments for guiding development outside of building zones.
Mariapia Gennaio - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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containing urban sprawl evaluating effectiveness of urban growth boundaries set by the swiss Land Use Plan
Land Use Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Mariapia Gennaio, Anna M Hersperger, Matthias BurgiAbstract:Abstract Urban containment strategies are one of the best-known Planning instruments for managing urban sprawl. The two main types of such strategies are greenbelts and urban growth boundaries. The boundaries set by the Land Use Plan in SwitzerLand have been applied since 1970. We evaluate the effect and success of this strategy by analysing expansion of developed Land, change in number of buildings, and building density within and outside building zones in four Swiss municipalities 1970–2000. Our results show that the boundary restricted most development to building zones and promoted increased building density. Generally, building density increased in the building zones but decreased outside of building zones. For more efficiency and success, the political institutions should specify explicit goals for development inside and outside of building zones, and develop new instruments for guiding development outside of building zones.
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Containing urban sprawl—Evaluating effectiveness of urban growth boundaries set by the Swiss Land Use Plan
Land Use Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Mariapia Gennaio, Anna M Hersperger, Matthias BurgiAbstract:Abstract Urban containment strategies are one of the best-known Planning instruments for managing urban sprawl. The two main types of such strategies are greenbelts and urban growth boundaries. The boundaries set by the Land Use Plan in SwitzerLand have been applied since 1970. We evaluate the effect and success of this strategy by analysing expansion of developed Land, change in number of buildings, and building density within and outside building zones in four Swiss municipalities 1970–2000. Our results show that the boundary restricted most development to building zones and promoted increased building density. Generally, building density increased in the building zones but decreased outside of building zones. For more efficiency and success, the political institutions should specify explicit goals for development inside and outside of building zones, and develop new instruments for guiding development outside of building zones.
Bruce C Anderson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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balancing economic development and the preservation of agricultural Land an evaluation of shanghai s municipal Land Use Plan
Urban Policy and Research, 2008Co-Authors: Wenwei Ren, John Meligrana, Zhiyao Zhang, Bruce C AndersonAbstract:The megacity of Shanghai faces enormous Planning challenges, particularly controlling rapid urban growth and preserving some of the world's most fertile agricultural Land. Almost two-thirds of Shanghai's territory is classified as agricultural Land. Maintaining this high ratio of agricultural Land to total Land area and, at the same time, accommodating a large and rapidly increasing urban population represents an immense and complex Planning challenge. Shanghai has recently adopted a Municipal Land Use Plan to address some of these Planning challenges. This article provides a review, analysis and critique of Shanghai's Municipal Land Use Plan. From a review of the relevant literature, this article develops a framework to evaluate Shanghai's Plan. This framework provides a qualitative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the SMLUP's overall goal of preserving arable Land and fostering urban-economic development.
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Planning a mega city s future an evaluation of shanghai s municipal Land Use Plan
Town Planning Review, 2008Co-Authors: John Meligrana, Wenwei Ren, Zhiyao Zhang, Bruce C AndersonAbstract:This article provides a detailed evaluation of Shanghai's municipal Land-Use Plan (SMLUP). It fills a gap in the literature that has examined Shanghai's urban growth and economic restructuring, but has neglected to evaluate the city's municipal Plan. This article sets the evaluation of the SMLUP within the administrative and institutional context of the preparation of comprehensive Land-Use Plans in China as well as the extensive literature on Shanghai's urban spatial structure. It identifies a number of strengths and weaknesses of the SMLUP. Overall, the SMLUP was found to be a rather technical document that attempts to balance the supply of agricultural and development Land. The discussion traces the weaknesses to poorly defined Planning terms and concepts within the Plan, as well as narrow regulations governing the creation of comprehensive Land-Use Plans. Inconsistencies are also found between policies and objectives contained within the SMLUP and the Comprehensive Plan of Shanghai. The paper conclude...
Anna M Hersperger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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containing urban sprawl evaluating effectiveness of urban growth boundaries set by the swiss Land Use Plan
Land Use Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Mariapia Gennaio, Anna M Hersperger, Matthias BurgiAbstract:Abstract Urban containment strategies are one of the best-known Planning instruments for managing urban sprawl. The two main types of such strategies are greenbelts and urban growth boundaries. The boundaries set by the Land Use Plan in SwitzerLand have been applied since 1970. We evaluate the effect and success of this strategy by analysing expansion of developed Land, change in number of buildings, and building density within and outside building zones in four Swiss municipalities 1970–2000. Our results show that the boundary restricted most development to building zones and promoted increased building density. Generally, building density increased in the building zones but decreased outside of building zones. For more efficiency and success, the political institutions should specify explicit goals for development inside and outside of building zones, and develop new instruments for guiding development outside of building zones.
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Containing urban sprawl—Evaluating effectiveness of urban growth boundaries set by the Swiss Land Use Plan
Land Use Policy, 2009Co-Authors: Mariapia Gennaio, Anna M Hersperger, Matthias BurgiAbstract:Abstract Urban containment strategies are one of the best-known Planning instruments for managing urban sprawl. The two main types of such strategies are greenbelts and urban growth boundaries. The boundaries set by the Land Use Plan in SwitzerLand have been applied since 1970. We evaluate the effect and success of this strategy by analysing expansion of developed Land, change in number of buildings, and building density within and outside building zones in four Swiss municipalities 1970–2000. Our results show that the boundary restricted most development to building zones and promoted increased building density. Generally, building density increased in the building zones but decreased outside of building zones. For more efficiency and success, the political institutions should specify explicit goals for development inside and outside of building zones, and develop new instruments for guiding development outside of building zones.
Wenwei Ren - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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balancing economic development and the preservation of agricultural Land an evaluation of shanghai s municipal Land Use Plan
Urban Policy and Research, 2008Co-Authors: Wenwei Ren, John Meligrana, Zhiyao Zhang, Bruce C AndersonAbstract:The megacity of Shanghai faces enormous Planning challenges, particularly controlling rapid urban growth and preserving some of the world's most fertile agricultural Land. Almost two-thirds of Shanghai's territory is classified as agricultural Land. Maintaining this high ratio of agricultural Land to total Land area and, at the same time, accommodating a large and rapidly increasing urban population represents an immense and complex Planning challenge. Shanghai has recently adopted a Municipal Land Use Plan to address some of these Planning challenges. This article provides a review, analysis and critique of Shanghai's Municipal Land Use Plan. From a review of the relevant literature, this article develops a framework to evaluate Shanghai's Plan. This framework provides a qualitative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the SMLUP's overall goal of preserving arable Land and fostering urban-economic development.
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Planning a mega city s future an evaluation of shanghai s municipal Land Use Plan
Town Planning Review, 2008Co-Authors: John Meligrana, Wenwei Ren, Zhiyao Zhang, Bruce C AndersonAbstract:This article provides a detailed evaluation of Shanghai's municipal Land-Use Plan (SMLUP). It fills a gap in the literature that has examined Shanghai's urban growth and economic restructuring, but has neglected to evaluate the city's municipal Plan. This article sets the evaluation of the SMLUP within the administrative and institutional context of the preparation of comprehensive Land-Use Plans in China as well as the extensive literature on Shanghai's urban spatial structure. It identifies a number of strengths and weaknesses of the SMLUP. Overall, the SMLUP was found to be a rather technical document that attempts to balance the supply of agricultural and development Land. The discussion traces the weaknesses to poorly defined Planning terms and concepts within the Plan, as well as narrow regulations governing the creation of comprehensive Land-Use Plans. Inconsistencies are also found between policies and objectives contained within the SMLUP and the Comprehensive Plan of Shanghai. The paper conclude...
