2011 News
ERSA 2011 - Special Session - PROCESSES OF URBANISATION ALONG THE EUROPEAN COASTAL AREAS
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Special Session on PROCESSES OF URBANISATION ALONG THE EUROPEAN COASTAL AREAS
The question of controlling land consumption is one of the most important territorial challenges facing Europe today. The European Spatial Development Perspective (1999) made specific reference to the dangers deriving from uncontrolled urban sprawl.
Subsequent policy statements and studies coming from both the European Commission (EC) and the European Environment Agency (EEA) have continued to highlight the threats posed by a disperse form of urban development in general and have drawn special attention to the risks to coastal habitats in particular. According to the EEA almost half the population of countries with a sea border is located within coastal regions.
