Environmental Load and Carrying Capacity about Suburban Land Use Planning considering Urban Retreat

- Ecological Footprint analysis of residential zones developed using different methods -

Abstract

This study aims to examine land use planning strategies in suburban areas considering urban retreat, by using Ecological Footprint (environmental load) and natural area (Carrying Capacity) analyzes. Analysis of residential zones developed using different methods, showed and quantitatively clarified that the environmental load per capita widely varies given the different land use situations after urban retreat and type of residential development in each district. Especially, environmental load per capita tends to increase in the case of deregulated development in sprawl areas. It is indicated that the land use planning based on restrained development contributes to the environmental load reduction and increase of carrying capacity, and these effects are observable in the building stock update interval of integrated development area. On the other hand, increase of environmental load per capita is not likely to occur in land readjustment areas without land use planning strategies.