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2018 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

10. Efficient and Nice – Land Consumption and Urban Decay

Author : Ilenia Pierantoni

Published in: Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

It is now commonly accepted that urban degradation is one of the aspects that most affect the quality of life and, more generally, the quality of the urban landscape. It is very difficult to say with certainty whether the phenomenon of degradation in urban areas is an independent phenomenon or whether it is closely linked to other external factors, such as the decline in average per-capita income levels, the crisis in economic-productive sectors, the ineffectiveness of urban plans and policies, or even in relation to specific sectoral policies.

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Metadata
Title
Efficient and Nice – Land Consumption and Urban Decay
Author
Ilenia Pierantoni
Copyright Year
2018
Book
Quality of Life in Urban Landscapes

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-65580-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-65581-9

Copyright Year: 2018

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65581-9_10