This paper aims to investigate the spatial patterns, temporal processes and driving
mechanisms of urban-rural land use transformation (URLUT). Empirical study of Xuanhua …

Rural-spatial restructuring involves the spatial mapping of the current rural development
process. The transformation of land-use morphologies, directly or indirectly, affects the …

China has undergone a dramatic transition echoed the unprecedented urbanization and
economic growth since the late 1970s. The current research on urbanization has overlooked …

Rural-urban transformation is a process of morphological and functional change of rural
system consisting of three dimensions: population, land and industry. Gansu Province is …

Since the turn of the new millennium, urban-rural transformation has entered a critical
period. Ever-widening gaps between urban and rural areas are common in most parts of …

Rural revitalization is the core decision for eradicating global poverty and achieving shared
prosperity, and one of the most important works is to optimize and manage rural land space …

Urban–rural transformation development is the key to resolving the imbalance in the dual
structure of urban and rural areas. However, the transformation of the urban–rural …

There is considerable debate in the literature on the extent and magnitude of Chinese rural
land-use change since the onset of reforms in 1978. Moreover, there is little agreement on …

The process of rapid urbanization results in the flow and agglomeration of regional
production factors, which leads to the transformation of the urban-rural territorial system and …

The rapid socio‐economic transformation is triggering tremendous land use transitions in
China. It raises the need to explore the continuous process of land use change, which sheds …