| Title | Measuring Canadian urban expansion and impacts on work-related travel distance: 1966-2001 |
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| Author | Zhang, Y; Guidon, B; Sun, K |
| Source | Journal of Land Use Science vol. 5, no. 3, 2010 p. 217-235, https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2010.500684 |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20100291 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Ontario; Quebec; British Columbia; Alberta; Manitoba; Nova Scotia |
| NTS | 92B; 92G; 82O; 83H; 62H; 30M; 40J; 40P; 31G; 31H; 21L; 11D |
| Area | Toronto; Montreal; Vancouver; Ottawa; Gatineau; Calgary; Edmonton; WInnipeg; Hamilton; Burlington; Kitchener-Waterloo; Guelph; London; St. Catharine; Niagara; Halifax; Victoria; WIndsor |
| Lat/Long WENS | -83.5000 -71.0000 47.0000 42.0000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -124.0000 -122.0000 50.0000 48.0000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -115.0000 -113.0000 54.0000 50.7500 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -98.0000 -96.0000 50.2500 49.5000 |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing; land use; LANDSAT |
| Program | Topographic Mapping |
| Released | 2010 08 11 |
| Abstract | This article presents measurement of the dynamics and impacts of Canadian urban growth during 1966 - 2001 derived from information assimilation of Landsat satellite image interpretations and historical
land use maps. We have examined key variables characterizing the urban expansion process, such as urban land area, dwelling density, population density and natural land loss. For major Canadian urban areas, dwelling densities in newly developed areas
are found to have decreased over time. The trends suggest that low-density residential suburbanization is the dominant urban expansion process in Canada. While population densities in major metropolitan areas have remained constant or increased over
the past 15 years, densities in smaller communities have decreased. A by-product of Canadian urban expansion has been modified intra-urban travel behaviour. The impacts of road network connectivity and changing urban form on attributes of urban
transportation are discussed through a series of case studies. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 287240 |
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