The Impact of Urban Expansion on Land Use in Emerging Territorial Systems: Case Study Bucharest-Ilfov, Romania

Daniel Constantin Diaconu (), Daniel Peptenatu, Andreea Karina Gruia, Alexandra Grecu, Andrei Rafael Gruia, Manuel Fabian Gruia, Cristian Constantin Drăghici, Aurel Mihail Băloi, Mihai Bogdan Alexandrescu and Raluca Bogdana Sibinescu
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Daniel Constantin Diaconu: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Daniel Peptenatu: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Andreea Karina Gruia: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Alexandra Grecu: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Andrei Rafael Gruia: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Manuel Fabian Gruia: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Cristian Constantin Drăghici: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Aurel Mihail Băloi: Interdisciplinary Center for Advanced Studies (CISA-ICUB), University of Bucharest, 90–92 Panduri Road, Sector 5, 050663 Bucharest, Romania
Mihai Bogdan Alexandrescu: Faculty of Juridical, Economic and Administrative Sciences, Spiru Haret University, 7 Turnului Street, 500152 Braşov, Romania
Raluca Bogdana Sibinescu: Doctoral School of Administrative Sciences, Faculty of Business and Administration, University of Bucharest, 050663 Bucharest, Romania

Agriculture, 2025, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: Economic pressure on agricultural land is generating major changes in affected territorial systems. The development of methodologies to analyze the pressure on agricultural land is one of the main concerns regarding food security and how to provide fresh produce to large cities. The methodology used uses the Corine Land Cover database, provided by Copernicus Land Monitoring Services (CLMS), from 1990–2018. Data processing and analysis was performed using the open-source software package QGIS, a process that started by reprojecting the data into the national coordinate reference system Pulkovo 1942(58)/Stereo 70, EPSG: 3844. The methodology used was able to highlight the transformations that have taken place in land use, highlighting when and how the land was transformed. Our results show that quantitative and land-use changes due to the socio-economic pressures generated by the transition to a different type of economy can be highlighted. Urban sprawl has led to dramatic changes in land use, with agricultural land being the category that has seen the largest reductions in area.

Keywords: urban expansion; land use; agricultural land; territorial management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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