Due to the increase in future uncertainty caused by rapid environmental, societal, and
technological change, exploring multiple scenarios has become increasingly important in …

In the past two decades, urbanization has been accelerating worldwide. The rapid increase
in population has negatively impacted the urban environment and the quality of life. Today …

Due to the increased coastal population growth and urbanization along with rising sea
levels, more people and properties will be under increased flood risk globally. Urban growth …

High uncertainty about future urbanization and flood risk conditions limits the ability to
increase resiliency in traditional scenario-based urban planning. While scenario planning …

Plausible urban growth projections aid in the understanding and treatment of
multidisciplinary issues faced in society. In this work, we investigated the possible effects of …

Rising sea levels and coastal population growth will increase flood risk of more people and
assets if land use changes are not planned adequately. This research examines the efficacy …

The change of urban construction land is most obvious and intuitive in the change of global
land use in the new era. The supply and allocation of construction land is an important policy …

As uncontrolled urban growth has increasingly challenged the sustainable use of urban
land, it is critically important to model urban growth from different perspectives. Using the …

Facing the need to control urban sprawl, many Chinese cities are exploring the use of
development-limiting boundaries, such as urban growth boundary (UGB) and urban …

The 21st century expansion of built-up areas due to rapid urbanization has recently been at
the forefront of global land use/land cover research. Knowledge of the changing dynamics of …