Vacant lands on French Mediterranean coastlines: Inventory, agricultural opportunities, and prospective scenarios

Mediterranean coastlines are undergoing a strong process of urbanization due not only to demographic growth, but also the development tourism. Moreover, municipalities have become more dependent on residential tax income, which creates vicious circle for local urban planning. The Var department, in south-eastern France, can be considered as relevaznt example these dynamics, where sprawl is threatening existing vacant lands. At same time, most territories still high natural value and agricultural potential. In this paper, we describe our inventory lands large territory (two intermunicipalities, include 24 municipalities) at parcel scale, give an innovative assessment phenomenon. We investigated non-residential possibilities through possible pathways sustainable planning projects. particular, impacts increases spaces were explored normative scenarios measured socio-economic indexes. This work shows that there amount land (23.5% 37% respectively two case studies) with different opportunities valorization. It had taken into account often fringe areas, stronger. alternative suggested here used examples policy makers, encourage point view regarding use