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at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The UNFCCC supports all institutions involved in the climate
change process.
Urban planning – Design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the
physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment
and on the location of different activities within it. Urban planning concerns
itself with both the development of open land and the revitalization of existing
parts of the city, thereby involving goal setting, data collection and analysis,
forecasting, design, strategic thinking, and public consultation. The holistic
approach of landscape and urban research was stimulated by the introduction of
aerial photography. This proved to be a valuable instrument, not only to make
thematic inventories and monitor changes, but also to describe holistic aspects of
complex landscapes.
Urban sprawl – The expansive growth of an uncontrolled or unplanned extension
of urban areas into the countryside. Urban sprawl is commonly used to describe
physically expanding urban areas. The European Environment Agency (EEA)
has described sprawl as the physical pattern of low-density expansion of large
urban areas, under market conditions, mainly into the surrounding agricultural
areas. Sprawl is the leading edge of urban growth and implies little planning
control of land subdivision. Development is patchy, scattered and strung out,
with a tendency for discontinuity. It leap-frogs over areas, leaving agricultural
enclaves. Sprawling cities are the opposite of compact cities – full of empty
spaces that indicate the inefficiencies in development and highlight the consequences of uncontrolled growth (EU 2008).
Department of Design and Planning
Francesco Musco
in Complex Environments
IUAV University of Venice, Venice, Italy
Corila, Venice, Italy
Alessandro Meggiato
climatechange@iuav.it
Glossary and Abbreviations
at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. The UNFCCC supports all institutions involved in the climate
change process.
Urban planning – Design and regulation of the uses of space that focus on the
physical form, economic functions, and social impacts of the urban environment
and on the location of different activities within it. Urban planning concerns
itself with both the development of open land and the revitalization of existing
parts of the city, thereby involving goal setting, data collection and analysis,
forecasting, design, strategic thinking, and public consultation. The holistic
approach of landscape and urban research was stimulated by the introduction of
aerial photography. This proved to be a valuable instrument, not only to make
thematic inventories and monitor changes, but also to describe holistic aspects of
complex landscapes.
Urban sprawl – The expansive growth of an uncontrolled or unplanned extension
of urban areas into the countryside. Urban sprawl is commonly used to describe
physically expanding urban areas. The European Environment Agency (EEA)
has described sprawl as the physical pattern of low-density expansion of large
urban areas, under market conditions, mainly into the surrounding agricultural
areas. Sprawl is the leading edge of urban growth and implies little planning
control of land subdivision. Development is patchy, scattered and strung out,
with a tendency for discontinuity. It leap-frogs over areas, leaving agricultural
enclaves. Sprawling cities are the opposite of compact cities – full of empty
spaces that indicate the inefficiencies in development and highlight the consequences of uncontrolled growth (EU 2008).
Department of Design and Planning
Francesco Musco
in Complex Environments
IUAV University of Venice, Venice, Italy
Corila, Venice, Italy
Alessandro Meggiato
climatechange@iuav.it
Glossary and Abbreviations