… shifting urban growth from greenfield sites to urban renewal … on ‘urban renewal’ constitutes
an urban growth model that fits … continued growth of low-density suburbs on the urban fringe …

… During this period, residential land area expanded almost equally in all directions, which
is a spatial pattern of urban growth often described by Chinese city planners as “making a …

… of considering spatial policies that encourage urban growth following the transition-to-… ),
which can subsequently help to manage rapid urban growth and promote sustainability. …

… geographical structures and dynamics at the scale of a continental urban system. Simulations
have been made using a statistical model of urban growth in a system of cities (the Gibrat’s …

… rule is complemented by a small additional chance for urbanization away from any urbanized
area we define a model very similar to the urban growth model developed by Clarke et al (…

… spatial developments along an urban–rural gradient. They have to be considered in addition
to population development when characterising urban development (Hugo et al., 2003). …

… Therefore, optimizing urban spatial structure and function has become an urgent … Urban
growth management methods or models are needed to guide and limit the growth of urban areas…

… urban expansion. Public authorities and decision makers require planning criteria regarding
possible spatial … emerging spatiotemporal patterns of urban growth, this research applies a …

… Results showed that urban development practices would influence the dynamic of land
transition in the near future. Urban growth would experience a fast-growing dynamic and high …

… step in modelling urban growth. In this study, the explanatory variables included in the transition
… and commercial equipment’s, distance to urban areas (residential objects), distance to …