Urban Land Use Form in China
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2019) | Viewed by 26236
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Interests: land use and transportation integration; smart cities; low-carbon cities; sustainable urban form and policies; plan evaluation
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China is the largest developing country and its urbanization has undergone an unprecedented process in terms of scope and speed. The area of China's urban construction land has increased tremendously in recent decades. Along with the rapid urbanization process, the spatial form of Chinese cities has experienced drastic changes both in terms of the rapid growth of conversion of urban land and the emergence of new spatial forms or spatial structures of Chinese cities. These changes are clearly demonstrated in the urban spatial growth pattern of China in recent years.
The objective of this Special Issue is to compile the cutting-edge studies on the link between urban land uses, urban spatial forms and urban land use policies. Specifically, this Special Issue invites theoretical and empirical studies in Chinese cities on the following themes, although other relevant topics will also be considered:
- Measures of urban land form
- Evaluation of urban spatial structure
- Driving forces of urban land form
- Policies used to shape urban land patterns in cities
- Coordinated urban and rural land development
- New urban land mega projects
- Economic development and urban land conversion
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Keywords
- Urban land use
- Spatial structure
- Urban form
- Urban Expansion
- Spatial growth pattern
- Chinese cities
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