Spatio-Temporal Patterns and Policy Implications of Urban Land Expansion in Metropolitan Areas: A Case Study of Wuhan Urban Agglomeration, Central China

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 regions of the country. Based on Landsat satellite imagery from four years—1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010, this...

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Main Authors: Shasha Lu, Xingliang Guan, Chao He, Jiali Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/6/8/4723