This paper analyzes the spatiotemporal dynamics of urban growth and models its spatial
determinants in China through a case study of Suzhou, a rapidly industrializing and …

China's economic development over the past three decades has been remarkable due to
the establishment of the “Reform and Opening-up” program. Meanwhile, urbanization, one …

Context Urbanization has profoundly changed urban landscape patterns and morphologies.
Understanding the spatiotemporal evolution of these changes and their driving forces is vital …

Revealing spatially varying relationships between urban growth patterns and underlying
determinants is important for better understanding local dimensions of urban development …

Megacities pose both challenges and opportunities for the transition towards sustainability,
and understanding the evolution of urbanization in megacities has profound implications for …

China is undergoing a major transformation of its urban structure due to its rapid economic
and population growth. It is critically important to properly characterize urban expansion …

This study presents a practical methodology to monitor the spatiotemporal characteristics of
urban expansion in response to rapid urbanization at the provincial scale by integrating …

Abstract The landscape of North China has been transformed over the past quarter century.
Overall figures show that China is losing millions of hectares of farmland and forests, thereby …

Relatively little attention has been paid to examining the spatial expansion features of cities
at various tiers at the regional level in China, especially those located in central and western …

Urban development policies and planning schemes are essential drivers of urban
expansion in the contemporary world. However, they are usually investigated by qualitative …