Existing studies have intensively discussed urban expansion, while relatively less attention
has been paid to the impacts of the land supply structure. The aim of this study is to discuss …

Currently, land use policy makers in developing countries face the challenge to control
urban expansion in a rational and sustainable manner. In this context, understanding the …

China's urbanization has attracted many scholars' attention due to its significant impact on
socioeconomic sustainability. Many studies have explored the spatial pattern and effects of …

Whereas the exploration of urban expansion only from the horizontal perspective cannot
accurately reflect the real situation, vertical expansion studies can fully understand the …

Identifying the driving mechanisms and forces of urban expansion is an important step
toward better understanding of the spatial pattern, process, and consequences of urban …

Worldwide urban spatial expansion has become a hot topic in recent decades. To develop
effective urban growth containment strategies, it is important to understand the spatial …

Public policies play a vital role in shaping our cities. However, the impact of public policies
on the spatial expansion of urban areas needs to be better understood in order to achieve …

Shrinking cities are a class of cities that show different trajectories in the urbanization
process. Although many studies have examined shrinking cities from multi-dimensional …

In a growing body of literature on urbanization in China, scholars have emphasized the
proactive role of the Chinese local state in urban land expansion. Drawing upon official land …

Studying the expansion of urban construction land is necessary to promote rational land use
and scientific territorial spatial planning. To reveal urban built-up areas, this study uses 1990 …