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Economic Growth and Expansion of China’s Urban Land Area: Evidence from Administrative Data and Night Lights, 1993–2012
Gibson, John; Li, Chao; Boe-Gibson, Geua - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 11, pp. 7850-7865
The relationship between economic growth, expansion of urban land area and the broader issue of cultivated land conversion in China has been closely examined for the late 1980s and 1990s. Much less is known about recent urban expansion and if the effects of economic growth on this expansion have...
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Climatic Design and Changing Social Needs in the Tropics: A Case Study in Kuching, Sarawak
Karol, Elizabeth; Lai, Vincent Voon Chin - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 9, pp. 6278-6292
On the periphery of most urban centres in the tropics, many new houses are being constructed in previously rural areas. However, the design of these houses shows little respect for local climate or local lifestyle, as they are now developer-constructed brick-and-concrete houses on smaller lots...
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Water Quality Changes during Rapid Urbanization in the Shenzhen River Catchment: An Integrated View of Socio-Economic and Infrastructure Development
Qin, Hua-peng; Su, Qiong; Khu, Soon-Thiam; Tang, Nv - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 10, pp. 7433-7451
urbanization period of 1985–2009 in the Shenzhen River catchment, China and examines the changes in relation to infrastructure … urbanization stages before gradually improving over recent years, and that rapid increases in domestic discharge were the major … labor productivity. Our findings suggest that sustainable development during urbanization is possible, provided that: (1 …
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The New Global Urban Realm: Complex, Connected, Diffuse, and Diverse Social-Ecological Systems
McHale, Melissa R.; Pickett, Steward T.A.; Barbosa, Olga; … - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5211-5240
Urbanization continues to be a transformative process globally, affecting ecosystem integrity and the health and well … sustainability efforts. Despite the fact that most of the urbanization is now occurring in the developing countries of the Global …
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The Relationship between Urbanization, Economic Growth and Energy Consumption in China: An Econometric Perspective Analysis
Zhao, Yabo; Wang, Shaojian - In: Sustainability 7 (2015) 5, pp. 5609-5627
As the largest developing country in the world, with rapid economic growth, China has witnessed fast-paced urbanization … development over the past three decades. In fact, urbanization has been shown to promote economic growth and improve the … understanding of the relationship between urbanization, economic growth and energy consumption is important for China’s future …
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An Integrated Approach to Modelling the Economy-Society-Ecology System in Urbanization Process
Liu, Yunqiang; Xu, Jiuping; Luo, Huawei - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 4, pp. 1946-1972
Urbanization has become a key part of social and economic progress in the 21st Century, but achieving healthy and safe … urban development has a long way to go for many developed and developing countries. Urbanization has been recognized as a … then simulated to analyze the development process. The results show that: (1) The quality of urbanization continues to …
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Low Impact Development Design—Integrating Suitability Analysis and Site Planning for Reduction of Post-Development Stormwater Quantity
Wang, Xinhao; Shuster, William; Pal, Chandrima; … - In: Sustainability 2 (2010) 8, pp. 2467-2482
A land-suitability analysis (LSA) was integrated with open-space conservation principles, based on watershed physiographic and soil characteristics, to derive a low-impact development (LID) residential plan for a three hectare site in Coshocton OH, USA. The curve number method was used to...
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Urban Land Expansion and Spatial Dynamics in Globalizing Shanghai
Li, Han; Wei, Ye Hua Dennis; Huang, Zhiji - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 8856-8875
Urban land expansion in China has attracted considerable scholarly attention. However, more work is needed to apply spatial modeling to understanding the mechanisms of urban growth from both institutional and physical perspectives. This paper analyzes urban expansion in Shanghai and its...
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The Outward Extension of an Ecological Footprint in City Expansion: The Case of Beijing
Xie, Gaodi; Chen, Wenhui; Cao, Shuyan; Lu, Chunxia; Xiao, Yu - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 12, pp. 9371-9386
A biologically productive area was used in the ecological footprint method to measure the demand and impact of human activities on the natural capital, and further, to judge whether the impact is within the scope of the regional bio-capacity. In this presentation, an indicator “ecological...
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Land Change in the Mission-Aransas Coastal Region, Texas: Implications for Coastal Vulnerability and Protected Areas
Güneralp, Burak; Güneralp, İnci; Castillo, Cesar R.; … - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4247-4267
The Mission-Aransas coastal region (MACR) in Texas is home to settlements vulnerable to coastal hazards. The region also contains significant biodiversity including several endangered species. The habitats in the bays and estuaries of MACR are especially sensitive to changes in land use/land...
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