Spatial Variation of Land Consumption Patterns in a Metropolitan Area

Land use models have been widely used in metropolitan§planning and urban policy-making to explore aspects§of urban form and development, and to predict the§impacts of new plans or policies. While a large§volume of studies has been devoted to the development§and modifications of employment and residential§allocation models, relatively small amounts of§attention has been paid to the land consumption§components. This book provides a comprehensive model§and associated methods to quantify the complex§relationships and spatial variations of residential§and employment land consumption patterns in a§metropolitan region. Both theoretical and§methodological issues are addressed. The empirical§analysis was conducted with cases of four major§metropolitan areas in the U.S., including Atlanta,§GA, Chicago, IL, Sacramento, CA, and San Antonio, TX.§This book should be especially useful to§professionals in urban modeling or land use§simulation fields. It will also be useful for anyone§who may be interested in the organization of urban§spatial structure, land use patterns, or metropolitan§growth management.