[HTML][HTML] Urban expansion and the urban–rural income gap: Empirical evidence from China

S Zhong, M Wang, Y Zhu, Z Chen, X Huang - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing countries tend to exhibit evident urban–rural income divergence as urban areas
rapidly expand into adjoining land. However, Western-centric urban theories and studies of …

Evolving spatial structure of metropolitan areas at a global scale: a context-sensitive review

H Dadashpoor, N Malekzadeh - GeoJournal, 2022 - Springer
The increased population and the fast expansion of urbanization were some of the global
main characteristics in the past decades. This expansion has shaped the diverse spatial …

Improving ecosystem services supply provides insights for sustainable landscape planning: A case study in Beijing, China

X Sun, P Yang, Y Tao, H Bian - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Promoting land use planning through ecosystem service (ES) protection is a crucial
approach for maintaining landscape sustainability. Identifying ES bundles to serve …

Residential carbon emission flows embedded in population migration over time in China: A geospatial dynamics analysis

W Qi, J Zuo, G Li, L Yao - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2025 - Elsevier
Population migration is a key driver in reshaping the geospatial pattern of energy
consumption and associated carbon emissions. However, the extent of shifts in the …

Can functional urban specialization improve industrial energy efficiency? Empirical evidence from China

C Yu, Y Tan, Y Zhou, C Zang, C Tu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous literatures have focused on the impact of sectorial urban specialization on energy
efficiency. As a future trend of urban specialization, the importance of functional urban …

Characterizing the polycentric spatial structure of Beijing Metropolitan Region using carpooling big data

X Liu, X Yan, W Wang, H Titheridge, R Wang, Y Liu - Cities, 2021 - Elsevier
Polycentric metropolitan regions are a high-level urbanization form characterized with
dynamic layout, fuzzy boundary and various human activity performances. Owing to the …

Evolution of rural settlement in an inland nonmetropolitan region of China at a time of rapid urbanisation: The case of Gongyi

L Li, X Li, B Hai, X Wang, J Xu - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
Rural settlements in China have been experiencing unprecedented transformation since the
economic reforms of the late 1970s. This paper examines population movement over the …

[HTML][HTML] The diversity of demographic potential and socioeconomic development of urban functional areas–evidence from Poland

J Kudełko, M Musiał-Malago - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
A significant role in regional development is played by large urban centres whose
development processes affect neighbouring functional areas. So far, research publications …

[HTML][HTML] The roads one must walk down: Commute and depression for Beijing's residents

X Wang, T Liu - Transportation research part D: transport and …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a vital aspect of individual's quality of life, mental health has been included as an
important component of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. This study focuses on a …

[HTML][HTML] First retrieval of daily 160 m aerosol optical depth over urban areas using Gaofen-1/6 synergistic observations: Algorithm development and validation

J Dong, T Zhang, L Wang, Z Li, MS Wong… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The satellite-based aerosol optical depth (AOD), which can provide continuous spatial
observations of aerosol loadings, is widely adopted to estimate atmospheric environmental …