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Box 5 (cont.)<br />

Map Development scenarios for the Madrid region 2020<br />

A: Business-as-usual B: Compact development C: Scattered development<br />

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

Figure Land use changes for the Madrid region 2020<br />

A: Business-as-usual B: Compact development C: Scattered development<br />

Km 2<br />

600<br />

500<br />

400<br />

300<br />

200<br />

100<br />

0<br />

– 100<br />

– 200<br />

– 300<br />

– 400<br />

– 273.37<br />

– 152.59<br />

Source: MOLAND (JRC).<br />

426.16<br />

Land use/cover class<br />

Continuous urban fabric<br />

Discontinuous urban fabric<br />

Industrial and commercial<br />

Construction sites<br />

Airports<br />

– 84.71<br />

– 145.61<br />

230.52<br />

– 276.37<br />

A<br />

Lost agricultural land (2000–2020)<br />

Lost natural land (2000–2020)<br />

Growth of built-up areas (2000–2020)<br />

B C<br />

– 198.5<br />

475.07<br />

The drivers of urban sprawl<br />

Mineral extraction<br />

Dump sites<br />

Green urban areas<br />

Roads and railways<br />

Agricultural and natural land<br />

Urban sprawl in Europe 25

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