Impact of the Via Baltica on the Urbanisation in Lithuania by Multi-level Remote Sensing Analysis

• Published in: Environmental research, engineering, and management Vol. 69; no. 3(69); pp. 17 - 28
• Main Authors: Gadal, Sebastien, Grazuleviciute-Vileniske, Indre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kaunas University of Technology 01.01.2014
• Subjects: Computer Science; Corridors; Crashworthiness; Dispersions; Drivers; Dynamics; Economics; Environment and Society; Environmental Sciences; Geography; Humanities and Social Sciences; Image Processing; Impact strength; Methods and statistics; Modeling and Simulation; Remote sensing; Lithuania; ANE, Baltic Sea; remote sensing; Lithuania; Via Baltica; landscape management; post-Soviet transformations
• ISSN: 1392-1649; 2029-2139
• DOI: 10.5755/j01.erem.69.3.7361

The disintegration of the Soviet Union has totally changed the territorial and urban dynamics of the Baltic countries including Lithuania. Their territorial changes are characterised by an intense process of urban dispersion, suburbanisation, and urban densification. The construction and the renovation of the Via Baltica constitute one of the major elements of the territorial and economic integration of the Baltic States into the European Union. During the middle of 2000', Via Baltica has been and still is a driver of urbanisation caused by the increasing accessibility and automobilisation of the population. The research was aimed at analysing the dynamics of urbanisation in Lithuania in the influence of the Via Baltica in the regional and local contexts. The research has demonstrated that the impact of the Via Baltica on the urbanisation processes measured by remote sensing is more important at the local level. The conclusion was drawn that this transportation corridor should be seen more as a structuring territorial vector of the general process of urbanisation and metropolisation of Lithuania.Original Abstract: Suirus Sovietq sayungai, Baltijos salyse, taip pat ir Lietuvoje, radikaliai keitesi teritoriju ir urbanizacijos dinamika. Teritoriniai pokyciai apima ekstensyviq miestu pletra, suburbanizacija, urbanizuotij teritoriju sutankinima. Via Baltica magistrales statyba ir atnaujinimas yra vienas is svarbiausiu teritorines ir ekonomines Baltijos saliu integracijos j Europos sqjungq veiksniu. Nuo 2000-uju vidurio Via Baltica buvo ir vis dar yra urbanizacijos, lemiamos pagerejusio susisiekimo ir gyventoju automobilizacijos, variklis. Tyrimo tikslas buvo isanalizuoti urbanizacijos dinamika Lietuvoje Via Baltica jtakos zonoje vietiniame ir regionmiame kontekste. Tyrimas atskleide, kad Via Baltica itaka urbanizacijai, remiantis nuotolinio stebejimo tyrimais, yra zymesne vietiniu lygiu. Buvo prieita isvados, kad sis transporto koridorius turetu buti daugiau laikomas bendruosius urbanizacijos ir metropolizacijos procesus Lietuvoje ir Baltijos salyse strukturinanciu teritoriniu vektoriumi.