Rapid urbanization in China has caused a large number of rural-to-urban migrants (RUMs)
and rapid urban land expansion (ULE). Understanding the relationship between RUMs and …

The emergence of Light Rail Transit systems (LRTs) could exert considerable impacts on
sustainable urban development. It is crucial to predict the potential land use changes since …

The multi planning contradictions and maladjustment of spatial management that evolved
from an unbalanced development are becoming increasingly serious in China; therefore, it …

Resource exploitation markedly alters land use and ecological carbon storage, posing risks
to carbon sinks and food security. This study analyzes land-use change from 1990 to 2020 …

Under the context of rapid urbanization, how to use construction land resources under the
dual pressure of socioeconomic growth and cultivated land protection is critical to resource …

Urban integration is an increasingly popular phenomenon. It is important to characterize the
dynamic processes of urban integration from the perspective of geography. However …

The interaction between human activity and landscape pattern has been a hot research
topic during the last few decades. However, scholars used to measure human activity by …

Understanding the process of settlement expansion and the spatiotemporal variation of
driving forces is the foundation of rational and specific planning for sustainable …

In China's pursuit of modernization, the government has introduced the rural revitalization
strategy to combat rural decline, foster balanced urban–rural development, and reduce the …

Against the backdrop of coordinated development and regional integration in the
Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, China, the integration of Shenzhen and …