Monitoring Land-Use Dynamics in Romania’s Major Metropolitan Areas
Monitorización de las Dinámicas de Uso del Suelo en las Principales Áreas Metropolitanas de Rumanía
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The study examines land use and land cover changes (LUCC) in Romania’s seven largest metropolitan areas from 2000 to 2018, concentrating on trends and their driving forces at the national level. The multitemporal analysis was conducted utilising GIS tools to track changes in urban, agricultural, and natural land categories. To increase accuracy, high-resolution satellite imagery and reclassification methods were also used, providing more reliable results. The detected results were linked to demographic data to highlight the dynamics of population pressure, economic growth, and infrastructure development. By identifying the common causes of land-use changes, the main trends were presented, along with local territorial and socioeconomic specificities. The results reflect the challenges the country is facing due to increasing suburbanisation and land-use fragmentation and illustrate the need for context-specific urban planning methods.
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