Coal resource-based cities at the crossroads: Towards a sustainable urban future

Y Yang, D Cheng, B Zhang, CH Guan, X Cheng… - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal resource-based cities (CRBCs) represent a significant portion of resource-based cities
in China, accounting for 40% of prefecture-level cities. However, existing research on …

Does self-containment of spatial scale and land use function contribute to mitigate urban heat island effects? Lessons from new towns in Shanghai

M You, CH Guan - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
The concept of self-containment in new towns has been widely discussed from social and
economic perspectives. However, localized interpretations within the context of China's …

Integrating landscape and urban development in a comprehensive landscape sensitivity index: A case study of the Appalachian Trail region

CH Guan, M You - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2024 - Elsevier
The wildland-urban interface (WUI) represents landscapes where human settlements
coexist with natural features. Trails within the WUI areas, valued for their ecological …

On physical urban boundaries, urban sprawl, and compactness measurement: a case study of the Wen-Tai Region, China

X Dai, J Jin, Q Chen, X Fang - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
China's rapid urbanization has been accompanied by serious urban sprawl. Instead of
measuring the physical urban boundaries (PUBs), most of existing studies in China rely on …

Modelling spatio-temporal pattern of urban sprawl with geospatial techniques: a case of Siliguri city, West Bengal, India

I Banerjee, R Dutta - Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2024 - Springer
Recognised as the phenomena of worldwide occurrence, urban sprawl and accompanied
chaotic built-up growth in and around existing urban clusters, have been found to have …

Exploring Non-linear Urban Vibrancy Dynamics in Emerging New Towns: A Case Study of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area

Z Zhang, L Zhao, M Zhang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
New towns have been extensively developed in many worldwide metropolises to overcome
a series of urban crisis caused by over-intensive population and economic activity, such as …

Integrating green space measures into future town planning in Zhejiang, China

Y Wang, CH Guan - … and Planning B: Urban Analytics and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Various spatial indices have been used by scholars to evaluate the built environment of
towns. However, previous analysis has fallen short in systematically addressing the …

Catalyzing Urban Dynamics: Fostering Information Exchange, Encouraging Innovation, and Facilitating Knowledge Creation in the Macau Peninsula

C Pan, H Li, L Wang, J Wu, M Lee, Y Xing… - Journal of the Knowledge …, 2024 - Springer
This comprehensive study delves into the intricate dynamics of urban liveliness, scrutinizing
the interplay between spatial environments and human activities that shape city districts …

[PDF][PDF] Research on Characteristic Town Planning Based on the Concept of" Context Refurbishment"—With Hejie Ancestral Temple Characteristic Ancient Town as an …

Z Guihong, Z Feng - researchgate.net
Ancient towns are the" living fossils" of ancient civilizations and traditional cultures. As a
carrier of historical context, it has accumulated rich cultural connotations in the process of …