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Quantitative, qualitative and structural changes in land use that occur in a given location over time are a manifestation and a measure of urban development. Urbanisation is a process of spatial diffusion that spreads from the urban core to peripheral areas. Urban development is linked with human activities in a specific location and in a given period of time. In the context of spatial management, urbanisation is a process where less intensive land-use types are replaced by more intensive forms of land use. The demand for new land for residential development, the search for alternative locations for housing construction and the development of sustainable land management plans require new methods that support decision-making in the process of land conversion in peri-urban areas. The aim of this study was to develop a methodology for identifying and localising the boundaries of urban development with the use of the fuzzy set theory and to analyse the rate of changes in land use based on data for 2005–2010–2017. The proposed method supports the identification and localisation of urbanised areas and an evaluation of the degree of urbanisation in the interval [0,1]. The case study was conducted in the Polish city of Olsztyn.
Andrzej Biłozor; Iwona Cieślak; Szymon Czyża. An Analysis of Urbanisation Dynamics with the Use of the Fuzzy Set Theory—A Case Study of the City of Olsztyn. Remote Sensing 2020, 12, 1784 .
AMA StyleAndrzej Biłozor, Iwona Cieślak, Szymon Czyża. An Analysis of Urbanisation Dynamics with the Use of the Fuzzy Set Theory—A Case Study of the City of Olsztyn. Remote Sensing. 2020; 12 (11):1784.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Biłozor; Iwona Cieślak; Szymon Czyża. 2020. "An Analysis of Urbanisation Dynamics with the Use of the Fuzzy Set Theory—A Case Study of the City of Olsztyn." Remote Sensing 12, no. 11: 1784.
Changes in land use, which accompany the development of towns, generate a transitional zone on the border between areas of urban and rural use, which—due to its complex (unspecified, fuzzy) land use—cannot be identified either as a rural or an urban area. In order to prevent the unplanned development, it should go according to plan, in line with the spatial order principles, making a coherent whole, taking into account all functional, socio-economic, cultural, as well as aesthetic factors and requirements. This paper describes studies and analyses of the fuzzy set theory applicability in studies of land use in areas around towns. The main aim of the study was to present the methodology, which employs fuzzy logic to identify and locate a transitional zone between rural and urban areas. This study dealt with the transitional zone at the junction of the urban and rural area and its parameters, which affect the type of land use. The attributes of the transitional zone were defined based on an analysis of current land use methods in areas under direct urbanisation pressure. The study was conducted in the city of Olsztyn (Poland) and on its outskirts, directly exposed to the impact of the developing city, with an area of 202.4 km2, within an 8-km radius of the city centre. The study determined the impact of individual forms of land use on the development of urban or rural use. The degree of each type of use—urban or rural—allowed for developing a fuzzy town and country model, identifying the urban investment border and its spatial dispersion, as well as identifying and locating the transitional zone between urban and rural areas. Moreover, land cover models based on the Corine land cover (CLC) data as well as high-resolution layers (HRL) impervious and canopy data were developed. The borders of urban investment determined on the basis of the fuzzy set theory assumptions, CLC, and HRL data were also identified and verified.
Andrzej Biłozor; Szymon Czyża; Tomasz Bajerowski. Identification and Location of a Transitional Zone between an Urban and a Rural Area Using Fuzzy Set Theory, CLC, and HRL Data. Sustainability 2019, 11, 7014 .
AMA StyleAndrzej Biłozor, Szymon Czyża, Tomasz Bajerowski. Identification and Location of a Transitional Zone between an Urban and a Rural Area Using Fuzzy Set Theory, CLC, and HRL Data. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (24):7014.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndrzej Biłozor; Szymon Czyża; Tomasz Bajerowski. 2019. "Identification and Location of a Transitional Zone between an Urban and a Rural Area Using Fuzzy Set Theory, CLC, and HRL Data." Sustainability 11, no. 24: 7014.
The Corine Land Cover (CLC) data is a collection of information about land cover, which was created during the program that was implemented by the EU. In this article authors proposes new index of space fragmentation, which is based on the analysis of the length of the boundaries of the various forms of land use - Ex. This papers contains the procedure of designation the new index and two examples of its use for the two regions in the north – eastern part of Poland. These regions are characterized by a particularly high environmental values. Therefore, especially for these areas it is extremely important to study the fragmentation of landscapes as monitoring the increase of anthropopression. For visualization and spatial analysis authors used GIS technology.
Iwona Cieślak; Karol Szuniewicz; Katarzyna Pawlewicz; Szymon Czyża. Land Use Changes Monitoring with CORINE Land Cover Data. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 2017, 245, 52049 .
AMA StyleIwona Cieślak, Karol Szuniewicz, Katarzyna Pawlewicz, Szymon Czyża. Land Use Changes Monitoring with CORINE Land Cover Data. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. 2017; 245 ():52049.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIwona Cieślak; Karol Szuniewicz; Katarzyna Pawlewicz; Szymon Czyża. 2017. "Land Use Changes Monitoring with CORINE Land Cover Data." IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 245, no. : 52049.
The authors describe the rules for the use of qualitative research methods and optimization in conjunction with GIS tools to assess and optimize the pedestrian communication. Research was carried out on a part of the urban space, which is characterized by large and visible population trends. The analysis that was carried out resulted in creating cartographic imaging of the pedestrian communication system state in the urban space, its consistency and to provide directions for its modernization. The simplest example of a system that resembles the behaviour of ants is the system of pedestrian communication. This system has the features of self-organization, a permanent and flexible response to changes in a short period of time. Therefore, it is a perfect example of the system that can be optimized with the use of the so-called ant algorithms. The aim of this paper is to present the applicability of methods based on ant systems, which can be used for searching the optimum agent passage routes according to the imposed selection criteria. The communication function is one of the most important functions of urbanized areas. Communication routes define the city plan and undoubtedly influence spatial perception and usefulness, introduce movement into space and at the same time enable learning about space. Because of the rising urbanization level and accumulation of spatial functions, communication organization is an important task, often determining spatial usefulness. The problem of communication organization results, among others, from the rising number of space users, which requires the adaptation of the communication infrastructure to their needs.
Iwona Cieślak; Karol Szuniewicz; Tomasz Templin; Szymon Czyża. Use of Ant Algorithms to Optimize Pedestrian Communication Routes with the Application of GIS Tools: A Case Study of Olsztyn. Procedia Engineering 2016, 161, 2006 -2010.
AMA StyleIwona Cieślak, Karol Szuniewicz, Tomasz Templin, Szymon Czyża. Use of Ant Algorithms to Optimize Pedestrian Communication Routes with the Application of GIS Tools: A Case Study of Olsztyn. Procedia Engineering. 2016; 161 ():2006-2010.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIwona Cieślak; Karol Szuniewicz; Tomasz Templin; Szymon Czyża. 2016. "Use of Ant Algorithms to Optimize Pedestrian Communication Routes with the Application of GIS Tools: A Case Study of Olsztyn." Procedia Engineering 161, no. : 2006-2010.
Iwona Cieslak; Karol Szuniewicz; Szymon Czyza. Analysis of the Variation of the Areas Under Urbanization Pressure Using Entropy Index. Procedia Engineering 2016, 161, 2001 -2005.
AMA StyleIwona Cieslak, Karol Szuniewicz, Szymon Czyza. Analysis of the Variation of the Areas Under Urbanization Pressure Using Entropy Index. Procedia Engineering. 2016; 161 ():2001-2005.
Chicago/Turabian StyleIwona Cieslak; Karol Szuniewicz; Szymon Czyza. 2016. "Analysis of the Variation of the Areas Under Urbanization Pressure Using Entropy Index." Procedia Engineering 161, no. : 2001-2005.