Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urbanization in a Developed Region of Eastern Coastal China

This study presents a practical methodology to monitor the spatiotemporal characteristics of urban expansion in response to rapid urbanization at the provincial scale by integrating remote sensing, urban built-up area boundaries, spatial metrics and spatial regression. Sixty-seven cities were invest...

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Main Authors: Jiadan Li, Jinsong Deng, Ke Wang, Jun Li, Tao Huang, Yi Lin, Haiyan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-06-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/7/4042