The impacts of socioeconomic development on urban land expansion in China vary across
space and time; however, comprehensive investigation of this issue remains scarce in the …

Understanding the driving mechanisms of urban land spatial expansion (ULSE) is crucial for
the guidance of rational urban land expansion. Previous studies have primarily focused on …

Identifying the driving mechanisms and forces of urban expansion is an important step
toward better understanding of the spatial pattern, process, and consequences of urban …

Given the fact that China has been experiencing rapid urbanization since the 1980s, limited
empirical research has analyzed the spatial patterns of urban land expansion across …

Relatively little attention has been paid to examining the spatial expansion features of cities
at various tiers at the regional level in China, especially those located in central and western …

Currently, land use policy makers in developing countries face the challenge to control
urban expansion in a rational and sustainable manner. In this context, understanding the …

In a growing body of literature on urbanization in China, scholars have emphasized the
proactive role of the Chinese local state in urban land expansion. Drawing upon official land …

Public policies play a vital role in shaping our cities. However, the impact of public policies
on the spatial expansion of urban areas needs to be better understood in order to achieve …

Urbanization has accelerated in China, resulting in a noticeable conflict between urban
expansion and land use/land cover (LULC). This issue can exacerbate ecological and …

China has been the engine of global urban population growth, with nearly one-third of the
global urban population growth realized in China in 2000–2010. This rapid process of …