Mosharafian, Sepideh, Nazarnia, Naghmeh and Jaeger, Jochen A.G. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3852-848X
(2025)
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Abstract
This dataset includes the shapefiles of the built-up areas used in the studies by by Nazarnia et al. (2016) and Mosharafian and Jaeger (2025/2026):
Nazarnia, N., Schwick, C., Jaeger, J.A.G. (2016): Accelerated urban sprawl in Montreal, Quebec City, and Zurich: Investigating the differences using time series 1951-2011. Ecological Indicators 60: 1229-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.020
Mosharafian, S., Jaeger, J.A.G. (2025 or 2026, in press): Proposing targets and limits to urban sprawl: How likely are current greenbelt scenarios for Montreal to achieve proposed reference values by 2070? Environmental Management.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Geography, Planning and Environment |
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| Item Type: | Dataset |
| Authors: | Mosharafian, Sepideh and Nazarnia, Naghmeh and Jaeger, Jochen A.G. |
| Date: | 1 November 2025 |
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| Keywords: | Urban sprawl; times series; greenbelts; limits; Montreal |
| ID Code: | 996473 |
| Deposited By: | Jochen Jaeger |
| Deposited On: | 21 Nov 2025 19:04 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Nov 2025 19:04 |
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| Additional Information: | This dataset includes the shapefiles of the built-up areas used in the studies by Nazarnia et al. (2016) and Mosharafian and Jaeger (2025/2026). |
References:
Nazarnia, N., Schwick, C., Jaeger, J.A.G. (2016): Accelerated urban sprawl in Montreal, Quebec City, and Zurich: Investigating the differences using time series 1951-2011. Ecological Indicators 60: 1229-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2015.09.020Mosharafian, S., Jaeger, J.A.G. (2025 or 2026, in press): Proposing targets and limits to urban sprawl: How likely are current greenbelt scenarios for Montreal to achieve proposed reference values by 2070? Environmental Management.
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