Endless Urban Growth? On the Mismatch of Population, Household and Urban Land Area Growth and Its Effects on the Urban Debate

摘要: In European cities, the rate of population growth has declined significantly, while number households increased. This increase in is associated with an space for housing. To date, effects both a declining and decreasing household numbers remain unclear. this paper, we analyse relationship between development 188 cities from 1990–2000 2000–2006 to urban land area per capita living space. Our results support trend toward simultaneously increasing number. However, also found cites facing Nevertheless, these “double-declining” continued spread because counteracts reduction consumption. We conclude that neither decline nor “automatically” solve global problem