A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Urban Growth: A Case Study for Jinan Municipality,China |
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| Authors: | Yu Bohua Lu Changhe Zheng Xinqi |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy Sciences , Beijing , 100101 , China;2. College of Resources Science &3. Technolgy, Beijing Normal University , Beijing , 100875 , China;4. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Science (GUCAS) , Beijing , 100039 , China;5. Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy Sciences , Beijing , 100101 , China;6. Shandong Normal University , Jinan , Shandong , 250014 , China |
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| Abstract: | Abstract China is experiencing a process of rapid industrialization and urbanization at the cost of agricultural land and environment, particularly in the costal areas. This study takes Jinan as a case presenting a time-series analysis of urban land expansion from 313 to 2003. The results show that the urban expansion of Jinan city mainly took place in the last 100 years, especially after the economic reform in 1978. Social development and economic growth, urban population growth and migration policies were factors driving the urban land expansion. Urban sprawl resulted in a disappearance of wetlands and a great loss of agricultural land, and over-pumping of ground water that led to disappearance of the city's feature, namely “the city of springs”. |
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| Keywords: | urban land expansion driving forces environmental effects Jinan |
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