As urbanization and industrialization have advanced in leaps and bounds, the territorial spatial pattern of Qinghai has experienced profound transformation and reconstruction, which has been directly reflected in land-use changes and affected the eco...
This study analyzes territorial spatial pattern changes and landscape pattern changes under different economic development gradients in 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2018 in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region of China. Then it discusses the relation...
To understand and respond to the common ecological and environmental challenges faced by human beings, this study investigated the relationship between territorial spatial development (TSD), eco-environmental responses, and territorial spatial planni...
Metropolitan fringe villages are important interfaces where urban–rural factor flows, urban functional spillovers, and spatial restructuring converge. However, how spatial governance shapes the evolution of their territorial spatial patterns re...
18 January 2023
Optimization of the territorial spatial patterns can promote the functional balance and utilization efficiency of space, which is influenced by economic, social, ecological, and environmental factors. Consequently, the final implementation of spatial...
China is at a critical stage in the coordinated promotion of ecological civilization construction, rural revitalization, and new urbanization strategies. How to scientifically coordinate the transformation of territorial spatial utilization (TSU), su...
The change in land use leads to territorial spatial conflict. Territorial spatial conflicts mainly show that the boundaries of agricultural space, urban space, and ecological space overlap each other and interfere with each other’s functions, w...
The contradiction between economic development and ecological protection has become a common challenge for territorial governance in developing countries around the world. However, extant studies have neglected the coupling and symbiotic relationship...
Territorial space serves as a common platform for both ecosystem carbon sink functions and socioeconomic functions. Rapid urbanization has intensified the competition between carbon source and carbon sink areas, making the measurement of carbon sink...
Studying the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of territorial space development intensity (TSDI) and its habitat quality (HQ) response is of substantial theoretical and practical significance to optimize regional development patterns and co...
The concept of green and low-carbon development is integrated into territorial spatial planning and district control research. It is one of the systematic policy tools for emission reduction and carbon sequestration, greatly contributing to achieving...
Clarifying the spatiotemporal relationship between urban ecosystem services and changes in landscape patterns is essential, as it has significant implications for balancing ecological protection with socio-economic development. However, existing stud...
The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic is showing dramatic impact across the world. Public health authorities attempt to fight against the virus while maintaining economic activity. In the face of the uncertainty derived from the virus, all the countrie...
The State Council of the People’s Republic of China issued the National Territory Spatial Planning Outline (2016–2030), which is a fundamental guide and blueprint for China to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Based on its sustainable...
Clarifying the intrinsic nature and formation mechanisms of the territorial spatial development non-equilibrium, optimizing the allocation of territorial resources, promoting regional balanced development, and alleviating regional development dispari...
Urban expansion reshapes production–living–ecological space (PLES) and may alter territorial spatial conflict (TSC), yet the spatial relationship between urban expansion and TSC may vary across development scenarios and analytical scales....
18 May 2022
The spatial layout of the “Production–Living–Ecological” (PLE) function and the spatial optimization of the “Urban–Agricultural–Ecological” (UAE) pattern are the key points and difficulties in territori...
Research on the ecological vulnerability of islands can identify ecologically fragile areas, thereby providing support for the refined management of the ecological and environmental protection of islands and the rational development and utilization o...
The ecological restoration of territorial space emphasizes the synergy between ecology and social development. On this basis, we used landscape index analysis methods to explore the spatiotemporal evolution of landscape patterns in urban areas on a d...
The Grand Canal serves as a vital water transportation route, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, and an ecological corridor. It is currently undergoing coordinated transformation through infrastructure development, heritage preservation, and ecol...
Land use and land cover change represent major anthropogenic carbon emission sources, yet most existing studies on landscape patterns and carbon emissions predominantly focus on plain urban agglomerations, with limited empirical evidence from terrain...
Short-term rental (STR) activity has become an important component of tourism accommodation systems, while its territorial importance varies markedly across destinations. This study examines the nationwide spatial distribution of registered STR activ...
10 March 2023
To achieve high-quality sustainable development in arid areas based on the concept of ecological civilization, it is necessary to deeply study the territorial spatial structure characteristics. Taking the Aksu River Basin, an important ecological sec...
This study addresses key challenges in auto insurance territory risk analysis by examining the complexities of spatial loss data and the evolving landscape of territorial risks before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditional approaches, such as...
The Chengdu–Chongqing Economic Mega Region (CCEMR), as a strategic economic hub in Western China, is increasingly facing challenges in balancing urban growth, agricultural stability, and ecological conservation within its territorial spatial pl...
The rapid urbanization in recent years as a vehicle for social growth and ecological construction has resulted in a significant transformation of the spatial structure of the land in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Based on this, the current s...
Spatial pattern (SP) helps to analyze the tasks and provisions that arise in the spatial planning and design disciplines examining a complex spatial system (CSS). The aim of this article is to present a territorial planning process and how SP descrip...
20 February 2023
Scientific territorial spatial planning is of great significance in the realization of the sustainable development goals in China, especially in the context of China’s ecological civilization construction and territorial spatial planning. Howev...
Territorial space is a valuable resource, and it is the home on which human beings depend for their survival and development. However, due to disorder, excessive and decentralized development, resource constraints are tightening, ecological environme...
The coordinated development of territorial spatial functions is the main manifestation of the sustainable utilization of territorial resources. Identifying spatial functions and their coordinated relationship has become an important guarantee for reg...
The contradiction between economic growth and carbon emissions restricts the sustainable development of developing countries. Whether territorial spatial functional conflicts (TSFCs) are statistically associated with the intensification of this tensi...
Spatial planning, a policy instrument for creating sustainable environments that meet the needs of the current and future generations, has been implemented extensively worldwide. However, it is difficult for urban planners to thoroughly determine the...
Climate change has become a major worldwide problem, and land use/cover change has consistently played a crucial role in impacting the carbon cycle within terrestrial ecosystems. Territorial spatial planning stands as a relatively good policy option...
Land use change has always been a significant factor affecting global carbon emissions. Dissecting the characteristics of territorial space evolution and its impact on carbon emissions is crucial for developing low-carbon-oriented territorial space o...
Scientific understanding of the evolution law of territorial space patterns and the ability to reveal the formation mechanism hold great significance for the sustainable utilization of territorial resources and the high-quality green development of t...
The measurement of territorial spatial conflict degrees and the identification of conflict areas are important issues in the field of regional development planning. The scientific and comprehensive recognition and measurement of territorial spatial u...
The comprehensive evaluation of China’s major function-oriented zoning, grounded in scientific principles, has evolved into a nationwide initiative aimed at promoting regional coordinated sustainable development. A pivotal focus during this tra...
11 August 2022
The main function zone (MFZ) is the major strategy of China’s economic development and ecological environment protection. Clarifying the logical relationship between “MFZ strategy” and “territorial spatial layout” is vit...
Recent years have witnessed growing interest in studying the spatial distribution of cultural and creative industries (CCI), both for their contribution to economic development and for their impact on spatial planning and remodeling of urban structur...
This paper proposes an approach to the geospatial assessment of a territorial road network based on the fractals theory. This approach allows us to obtain quantitative values of spatial complexity for any transport network and, in contrast to the cla...
In accordance with the ecological civilization strategy, it is necessary to conduct in-depth analyses and provide a systematic elaboration of the characteristics of territorial-space structure (TSS). In the present paper, we examine Shandong Province...
Northern Anhui constitutes a vital component of Anhui’s regional coordinated development and represents a less-developed region requiring focused attention under the high-quality development strategy of the Yangtze River Delta. Endowed with abu...
The coordinated development of the territorial spatial pattern and its function is an important prerequisite for the realization of regional high-quality development. This paper aims to reveal the evolutionary characteristics of the spatial–tem...
Territorial spatial conflicts (TSCs) refer to a contradiction of utilization resulting from the inconsistency of the needs and objectives of different subjects of interest for spatial resources in planning, utilization, and management. This research...
This paper reassesses the role of transport logistics and infrastructure in shaping sustainable territorial development in mainland Portugal using an integrated quantitative and spatial approach. In this regard, the work is based on an Absolute Acces...
Production-living-ecological space (PLES) constitutes territorial space, and how to scientifically optimize PLES has become the core issue of territorial spatial planning in China. This paper constructs a spatial classification system for PLES based...
Effective production, living, and ecological space allocation is essential for advancing territorial policy optimization and improving the sustainability of land resource use. Based on the theory of the “production-living-ecological” spac...
Territory space is an ecological resource carrier and place for human development. Human activities and ecological systems are the basis of ecological product supply. Promoting territories’ spatial protection and governance by improving the sup...
The techniques provided by spatial analysis have become a great ally of tourist planning as they allow the carrying out of exhaustive territorial analyses. The greater availability of georeferenced databases together with the more and more extensive...
The precise identification of territorial space conflicts (TSCs) and their driving mechanisms is key to enhancing spatial security governance. Taking Jinan City as a case study, this research evaluates territorial space suitability across production,...
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