| Abstract: | This paper provides an accounting methodology for estimating the direct: indirect urban/rural land conversion ratio. This methodology is then used in two case studies (in central Canada) for four different years over a 15-year time period. The results indicate that the direct:indirect land conversion ratios fluctuate considerably in a specific region during urbanization. The results are used to suggest a stage model of rural/urban land conversion that highlights the sensitivity of different planning questions in the various stages of conversion. |
