Remote Sensing (RS) has been used in urban mapping for a long time; however, the
complexity and diversity of urban functional patterns are difficult to be captured by RS only …

The urban heat island (UHI) effect has many adverse impacts on natural and social
environments. A better understanding of how complex urban biophysical and social …

Identifying urban building function plays a critical role in understanding the complexness of
urban construction and improving the effectiveness of urban planning. The emergence of …

The ecological carrying capacity (ECC) assessment in coastal zones is essential for
sustainable coastal management, but there remains a lack of a more effective assessment …

Understanding population density at a fine spatial scale is beneficial for urban management
and planning. Existing machine learning methods have been widely used to predict the …

Urban studies require a rich set of information sources and techniques that enable a
comprehensive depiction of urban environments. Remote sensing captures physical …

With the rise of smart cities and geographic big-data applications, the refined identification of
urban functional areas is of great significance for decision-makers to formulate scientific and …

Abstract Urban Functional Zones (UFZs) can be identified by measuring the spatiotemporal
patterns of activities that occur within them. Geosocial media data possesses abundant …

Anthropogenic interferences through various intensive social-economic activities within
construction land have induced and strengthened the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects in …

Urban functional regions (UFRs) are formed and developed with human social actions and
can reflect urban land use types. Appropriately identifying UFRs helps solve existing urban …