On Physical Urban Boundaries, Urban Sprawl, and Compactness Measurement: A Case Study of the Wen-Tai Region, China

China’s rapid urbanization has been accompanied by serious urban sprawl. Instead of measuring the physical urban boundaries (PUBs), most of existing studies in China rely on yearbook statistics to describe the growth of urbanized area; therefore, the understanding of the actual form and quantity of...

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Main Authors: Xiaoling Dai, Jiafeng Jin, Qianhu Chen, Xin Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/10/1637