Cadastre
Glossary

Urban expansion

Expansion urbaine

Last updated: 29 April 2026

The growth of built-up land at and beyond a city’s historical edge over time. The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) provides multi-decade rasters that allow expansion to be quantified per decade.

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@misc{urban-expansion-cadastre-2026,
  title = {Urban expansion — Cadastre},
  author = {Cadastre},
  publisher = {Cadastre},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://cadastre.example/en/glossary/urban-expansion},
  note = {Accessed: 2026-04-29}
}