The SLEUTH model is one of the recent methodological advances, but its data sources are
mainly interpreted from remote sensing images. It doesn't cover the whole urban area and …

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 …

The SLEUTH urban model is developed with sets of predefined growing rules involving
Spontaneous Growth, New Spreading Center Growth, Edge Growth, Road Influenced …

The SLEUTH urban growth model was used to simulate future urban growth patterns and to
explore potential environmental impacts of urban development under different conditions of …

Urbanization is found to be closely associated with land use/land cover change which has
an important influence in our environment and ecosystems, such as urban heat island effect …

Based on the 1988, 1992, 1997, 2000, and 2004 Landsat TM remote sensing data of
Yingkou City, Liaoning Province, the urban and rural settlement growth and land use …

Over the past decades, urban growth boundaries (UGBs) have been regarded as effective
tools applied by planners and local governments to curb urban sprawl and guide urban …

There are widespread concerns about urban sprawl in China. In response, modeling and
assessing urban expansion and subsequent land use and land cover (LULC) changes have …

Exploring land use structure and dynamics is critical for urban planning and management.
This study attempts to understand the Wuhan development mode since the beginning of the …

China's southeast coastal areas have witnessed rapid growth in the last two decades, owing
mostly to their economic and social attractions. In this paper, we chose Jimei, a coastal peri …