Eco-environmental effects of urban expansion in Xinjiang and the corresponding mechanisms
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is an ecologically fragile area in China where rapid urbanization might threaten the safety of the ecological environment. This study assessed the main driving factors of urban expansion in Xinjiang and their interactions based on the geodetector method. Acompreh...
Main Authors: | Yu Liu, Wen Hu, Shanwei Wang, Lingyun Sun |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-12-01
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Series: | European Journal of Remote Sensing |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2020.1803768 |
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