financed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant nos.40635026and40901068);Special Fund from the Science and Technology Department of Beijing Municipality(Grant no.zz0922);the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(Grant no.200902133)
China is in the process of rapid urbanization,and wise land use is critical to the long-term sustainability of Chinese cities.Promotion of a compact city is typically believed to be helpful for sustainable land use ma...