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14<br />

The extent of urban sprawl in Europe<br />

Figure 4 Population growth and the growth of built-up areas (mid-1950s to late 1990s),<br />

selected European cities<br />

%<br />

800<br />

700<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

– 100<br />

Source: MOLAND (JRC) and Kasanko et al., 2006.<br />

Figure 5 Residential density in mid-1950s and late 1990s (measured by inhabitants/<br />

residential km 2 ), selected European cities<br />

Pordenone<br />

Udine<br />

Brussels<br />

Dresden<br />

Helsinki<br />

Tallinn<br />

Copenhagen<br />

Dublin<br />

Sunderland<br />

Grenoble<br />

Bratislava<br />

Prague<br />

Vienna<br />

Lyon<br />

Trieste<br />

Marseille<br />

Munich<br />

Porto<br />

Iraklion<br />

Belgrade<br />

Palermo<br />

Milan<br />

Istanbul<br />

Bilbao<br />

Source: MOLAND (JRC) and Kasanko et al., 2006.<br />

Urban sprawl in Europe<br />

Palermo<br />

Udine<br />

Istanbul<br />

Porto<br />

Grenoble<br />

Milan<br />

Brussels<br />

Dresden<br />

Lyon<br />

Bratislava<br />

Population growth Growth of built-up areas<br />

Trieste<br />

Marseille<br />

Dublin<br />

Pordenone<br />

Copenhagen<br />

Vienna<br />

Tallinn<br />

Prague<br />

Iraklion<br />

0 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 35 000<br />

Mid-1950s Late 1990s<br />

Inhabitants/residential km 2<br />

Sunderland<br />

Belgrade<br />

Helsinki<br />

Bilbao<br />

Munich

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