General Spatiotemporal Patterns of Urbanization: An Examination of 16 World Cities

Urbanization is the most dramatic form of land use change that has profoundly influenced environmental and socioeconomic conditions around the world. To assess these impacts and promote urban sustainability, a better understanding of urbanization patterns is needed. Recent studies have suggested sev...

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Main Authors: Zhifeng Liu, Chunyang He, Jianguo Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/1/41