Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China

Since the 21st century, China’s urban construction land has been growing rapidly, piquing academic interest. However, mountainous counties account for the majority in China, previous studies have concentrated on the horizontal expansion characteristics of construction land, leaving a gap in the vert...

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Main Authors: Duan Junhao, Peng Qiuzhi, Huang Peiyi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2022-12-01
Series:Open Geosciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0439
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Peng Qiuzhi
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description Since the 21st century, China’s urban construction land has been growing rapidly, piquing academic interest. However, mountainous counties account for the majority in China, previous studies have concentrated on the horizontal expansion characteristics of construction land, leaving a gap in the vertical expansion. This study used datasets for urban construction land and digital elevation model to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of construction land slope in 2670 China’s counties, by exploratory spatial data analysis. Furtherly, we explored the slope relationship between ground and construction land using regression analysis. The findings indicate what follows: (1) The average slope of construction land had a spatial pattern of “high in the south and low in the north,” with significant spatial agglomeration characteristics. And it had increased with the urban expansion, shifting the slope-weighted mean center toward the southeast while enhancing spatial agglomeration. (2) There was a significant and steadily rising linear association between the urban construction land slope and ground slope, due to spatial heterogeneity; the most affected counties were primarily located near the Sichuan basin. According to the results, we provided suggestions for the rational use and sustainable development of land in cities, especially for mountainous regions in a period of rapid urbanization.
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spelling doaj.art-9096176f7b554836a085135042a473e92023-01-19T13:20:29ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472022-12-011411524153710.1515/geo-2022-0439Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in ChinaDuan Junhao0Peng Qiuzhi1Huang Peiyi2Faculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, ChinaFaculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, ChinaFaculty of Land Resources Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, 650093, Yunnan, ChinaSince the 21st century, China’s urban construction land has been growing rapidly, piquing academic interest. However, mountainous counties account for the majority in China, previous studies have concentrated on the horizontal expansion characteristics of construction land, leaving a gap in the vertical expansion. This study used datasets for urban construction land and digital elevation model to analyze the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of construction land slope in 2670 China’s counties, by exploratory spatial data analysis. Furtherly, we explored the slope relationship between ground and construction land using regression analysis. The findings indicate what follows: (1) The average slope of construction land had a spatial pattern of “high in the south and low in the north,” with significant spatial agglomeration characteristics. And it had increased with the urban expansion, shifting the slope-weighted mean center toward the southeast while enhancing spatial agglomeration. (2) There was a significant and steadily rising linear association between the urban construction land slope and ground slope, due to spatial heterogeneity; the most affected counties were primarily located near the Sichuan basin. According to the results, we provided suggestions for the rational use and sustainable development of land in cities, especially for mountainous regions in a period of rapid urbanization.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0439construction landslopeexploratory spatial data analysisregression analysischina
spellingShingle Duan Junhao
Peng Qiuzhi
Huang Peiyi
Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China
Open Geosciences
construction land
slope
exploratory spatial data analysis
regression analysis
china
title Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China
title_full Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China
title_fullStr Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China
title_full_unstemmed Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China
title_short Slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in China
title_sort slope characteristics of urban construction land and its correlation with ground slope in china
topic construction land
slope
exploratory spatial data analysis
regression analysis
china
url https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2022-0439
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