Modeling Urban Spatial Growth in Mountainous Regions of Western China

The scale and speed of urbanization in the mountainous regions of western China have received little attention from researchers. These cities are facing rapid population growth and severe environmental degradation. This study analyzed historical urban growth trends in this mountainous region to bett...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Guoping Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2017-08-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
GIS
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-16-00078.1