The Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDUA), which is located in the
convergence zone of “The Belt and Road Initiative”, is one of the regions with the best …

Studying the generation and development of urban areas is of great significance to improve
our understanding of urbanization. However, it is still difficult to explore the spatial-temporal …

Urbanization inevitably poses a threat to urban ecology by altering its external structure and
internal attributes. Nighttime light (NTL) has become increasingly extensive and practical …

Nighttime light remote sensing technologies provide methods for studying spatiotemporal
changes in urban areas. In this research, we study the changes in the urban zone in …

The accelerated urbanization taking place across Xinjiang in recent years has vastly
improved the quality of life for people living in the region. However, to achieve rational urban …

Nighttime light (NTL) is a valuable data source for understanding urban sprawl and human
activities. Radiometric quantification of NTL data can be used to explain the reasons for …

Investigating the characteristics of urban expansion is helpful in managing the relationship
between urbanization and the ecological and environmental issues related to sustainable …

China has experienced a rapid urban expansion over the past three decades because of its
accelerated economic growth. In this study, we detected and analyzed the urban expansion …

The spatial structure of urban agglomeration reveals the self-organization process of internal
factors from the outside. As China ushers into a critical stage with the boosting of …

This study investigates the urbanization of Taihu Basin and its influence on Satellite Pour
l'Observation de la Terre (SPOT)-Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI). The …