supported by Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 40671063)
Urban expansion brought by the rapid progress of urbanization has caused many problems in China. It is a significant issue to evaluate the extent of urban expansion and to make appropriate controls over the sprawl of ...
Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40901088,40671063);Knowledge Innovation Programs of Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.KZCX2-YW-321);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.20080440513,200902134)
The Zhujiang (Pearl) River Delta is one of the most developed Extended Metropolitan Regions (EMR) in China.With the rapid urbanization,the agglomeration of population and industries has emerged,which has led to dramat...