… ► We simulated urban growth scenarios of Shanghai based on Markov chain analysis and
… We analyzed and compared urban growth patterns and processes among different scenarios …

… Consequently, there is an urgent need to predict and assess the potential impact of different
development strategies and the urban growth scenarios that these strategies would produce…

… Consistent with the vast majority of the urban growth scenario literature, the results of this
study confirm that the involvement of relevant experts improve the selection of urban growth …

… urban growth based on usage of different scenarios. ► We examine the consequences of
urban growth in … Scenario based modelling applied to urban growth show positive results for …

… urban land-use changes using a multi-scenario approach that integrates digitized zoning
plans for the Functional Urban … future scenarios that integrate digitized zoning plans and one …

… with the growth or decline of urban centres located in … urban growth scenarios. It proposes
that such an approach can enhance the planning and management of socio-economic growth …

… Urban growth is a dynamic and evolutionary spatial and social process. Urban development
… and simulation of urban development scenarios based on growth and distribution of the …

… , and (3) ecologically sustainable growth. The current trends scenario allowed areas on the
urban fringe that are … The managed growth and ecologically sustainable scenarios produced …

… of future growth patterns. This study attempts to analyze and predict the spatial patterns of
urban growth in the period 1996–2035 based on different growth scenarios and the impact of …

… and future urban exposures to flood … urban growth scenario that follows past growth pattern
(BAU) in the study area and then compared with other two growth scenarios (planned growth (…