Research Article

Urban Sprawl in the Mediterranean Urban Regions in Europe and the Crisis Effect on the Urban Land Development: Madrid as Study Case

Table 3

Urban patches: total number and average sizes.

YearTotal Size (Ha)
MeanStandard deviation

20003,82719.689.5
20064,09120.895.2
20094,12021.798.7

Source: Madrid Land-Use (MLU).