Spatiotemporal Evolution and Rank–Size Pattern of Chinese Urban Settlements
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Source
2.3. Methods
2.3.1. Patch Type Identification
2.3.2. City Clustering Algorithm
2.3.3. Accuracy Verification
2.3.4. Zipf’s Law
3. Results
3.1. Accuracy Verification of Urban Settlements
3.2. Spatiotemporal Distribution of Urban Settlements
3.3. Characteristics of Urban Settlements in Different Regions
3.4. The Rank–Size Pattern of Urban Settlements
4. Discussion
4.1. Urban Spatiotemporal Evolution and Its Influencing Factors
4.2. Urban Rank–Size Patterns and Its Influencing Factors
4.3. Advantages and Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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GUB | 30 m | 1990–2018 | http://data.ess.tsinghua.edu.cn (accessed on 25 June 2023). | [21] |
SUBAD | Vector | 1990–2015 | http://www.doi.org/10.11922/sciencedb.j00076.00004 (accessed on 25 June 2023). | [43] |
Time | Number of UEs | UE (km2) | UI (km2) | UC (km2) | UGS (km2) | UWB (km2) |
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1985 | 870 | 25,679.19 | 14,715.96 | 1541.24 | 10,619.74 | 359.60 |
1990 | 1106 | 34,285.76 | 19,250.63 | 1965.85 | 14,055.86 | 1008.18 |
1995 | 1418 | 45,980.02 | 25,535.69 | 2377.77 | 18,881.29 | 1606.76 |
2000 | 1898 | 69,283.41 | 37,326.47 | 3429.58 | 29,515.09 | 2511.07 |
2005 | 2346 | 101,785.36 | 55,226.06 | 6244.24 | 43,072.80 | 3608.54 |
2010 | 2700 | 136,251.06 | 74,652.62 | 8697.47 | 57,016.67 | 4759.75 |
2015 | 3165 | 174,056.77 | 95,749.52 | 11,584.27 | 72,421.03 | 6054.82 |
2020 | 3385 | 195,995.38 | 107,905.46 | 13,547.30 | 81,641.82 | 6634.56 |
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Zhang, J.; Li, C.; Zhang, B.; Hu, Y.; Wang, H.; Li, Z.; Zhang, Q. Spatiotemporal Evolution and Rank–Size Pattern of Chinese Urban Settlements. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010019
Zhang J, Li C, Zhang B, Hu Y, Wang H, Li Z, Zhang Q. Spatiotemporal Evolution and Rank–Size Pattern of Chinese Urban Settlements. Remote Sensing. 2024; 16(1):19. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010019
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Jing, Chunlin Li, Baolei Zhang, Yuanman Hu, Hao Wang, Zhenxing Li, and Qian Zhang. 2024. "Spatiotemporal Evolution and Rank–Size Pattern of Chinese Urban Settlements" Remote Sensing 16, no. 1: 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010019
APA StyleZhang, J., Li, C., Zhang, B., Hu, Y., Wang, H., Li, Z., & Zhang, Q. (2024). Spatiotemporal Evolution and Rank–Size Pattern of Chinese Urban Settlements. Remote Sensing, 16(1), 19. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16010019