Urban Dynamics, Fractals and Generalized Entropy

Entropy

Sara Encarnação¹  Marcos Gaudiano²  Francisco C. Santos¹  José A. Tenedório³ 

[1] ATP group - Applications of Theoretical Physics, Centro de Matemática e Aplicações Fundamentais, Instituto para a Investigação Interdisciplinar, P-1649-003 Lisboa Codex, Portugal; E-Mails:;Departamento Electrónica, FCEFyN, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, & CIEM-CONICET Ciudad Universitaria C.P. 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; E-Mail:;e-Geo Centro de Estudos de Geografia e Planeamento Regional, Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida de Berna 26-C, 1069-061 Lisboa, Portugal; E-Mail:

关键词: fractal dimension;    generalized entropy;    Lisbon metropolitan area;    urban growth;    sprawl;    region types;   

DOI  :  10.3390/e15072679

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

We explore the relation between the local fractal dimension and the development of the built-up area of the Northern Margin of the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon (NMAL), for the period between 1960 and 2004. To this end we make use of a Generalized Local Spatial Entropy (GLSE) function based on which urban areas can be classified into five different types. Our analysis of NMAL shows how some of the growth dynamics encountered can be linked to the plethora of social, economic and political changes that have taken place in NMAL (and Portugal), during the last 40 years, allowing for the establishment of urban planning measures to either inhibit or promote sprawl in urban areas.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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