Four decades of urban sprawl and population growth in Teresina, Brazil

The paper seeks to discuss trends of urban expansion and population growth with their social and environmental implications in the city of Teresina, the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Piauí over the last four decades (1974–2014).

Author Name(s):

Espindola, Giovana Mira de Carneiro, Eduilson Lívio Neves da Costa Façanha, Antonio Cardoso

Citation:

Espindola, G. M. d., E. L. N. d. C. Carneiro and A. C. Façanha. 2017. Four decades of urban sprawl and population growth in Teresina, Brazil. Applied Geography 79: 73-83.

Publication type:

Articles

Journal Article

Publication year:

2017

DOI:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.12.018

Link(s):

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014362281630844X

Biome/Habitat:

Agricultural Lands

Human Altered Lands