Characterizing growth types and analyzing growth density distribution in response to urban growth patterns in peri-urban areas of Lianyungang City

The relevance of physical forces on land-use change and planning process

“…Urban growth was achieved mainly by reclaiming areas used for agriculture, which can be explained by the fact that these soils were more suitable for urbanisation. Similar observations were also reported by Kasanko et al (2006), Serra, Pons, and Sauri (2008), and Shi et al (2012), or even for the national context (Caetano et al 2009;Petrov, Lavalle, and Kasanko 2009;Araya and Cabral 2010;de Noronha Vaz et al 2012). Another important finding was the pattern of forest trajectory, which indicated that significant conversions may be expected in the near future, initially to open spaces with little or no vegetation, then gradually to artificial surfaces, unless regulatory principles focussing on conservation of the ecosystem or hazard mitigation are implemented.…”

Dynamics of Land Cover/Land Use Changes in the Mekong Delta, 1973–2011: A Remote Sensing Analysis of the Tran Van Thoi District, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam

“…However, urban or rural built up growth have also been shown in other parts of the world to lead to destruction of the environment, manifesting as an increased impact of natural hazards, air pollution and dangers for public health, water and noise pollution, increased needs for solid waste management, decrease of biodiversity, loss of natural resources, and food shortages [34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][87][88][89][90].…”

“…A significant body of research regarding land cover/land use change in coastal zones, estuarine areas and river deltas using remote sensing data already exists [17][18][19][20][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. In many studies of coastal regions and river deltas, the area of forest sharply decreased over time because of urban development and human activities [18,19,25,29] while urban surfaces, shrublands, shrimp farms and water bodies (natural and man-made) increased at high rate [18,20,23,24,26,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41].…”

“…In many studies of coastal regions and river deltas, the area of forest sharply decreased over time because of urban development and human activities [18,19,25,29] while urban surfaces, shrublands, shrimp farms and water bodies (natural and man-made) increased at high rate [18,20,23,24,26,[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]. In some regions, agricultural lands significantly decreased [27,28,38,41], however, in some others, it expanded [17,23].…”

Agricultural Land Fragmentation at Urban Fringes: An Application of Urban-To-Rural Gradient Analysis in Adelaide

“…Over the last 30 years, the global rate of urban land occupation [5,6] has been double the rate of urban population growth [7]. Agricultural land loss due to urbanization has been highlighted by a number of researchers [8][9][10][11][12][13][14], and has raised a number of environmental concerns; e.g., declining quality of soil and water assets, loss of natural habitat, decreased plant and animal diversity, and compromised ecological functions [15,16]. The urban sprawl that can be anticipated (given urban population projections) will increase demands for land for housing, industry and infrastructure; thereby consuming more agricultural land at the edges of cities [2,17,18].…”