A review of regional science applications of satellite remote sensing in urban settings

JE Patino, JC Duque - Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the potential applications of satellite remote sensing to regional science
research in urban settings. Regional science is the study of social problems that have a …

What is the most suitable methodological approach to demarcate peri-urban areas? A systematic review of the literature

MG Mortoja, T Yigitcanlar, S Mayere - Land Use Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Unexceptionally all metropolitan areas throughout the world are surrounded by peri-urban
areas that are neither urban nor rural in the conventional sense. Peri-urban areas are …

Extracting the dynamics of urban expansion in China using DMSP-OLS nighttime light data from 1992 to 2008

Z Liu, C He, Q Zhang, Q Huang, Y Yang - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2012 - Elsevier
Timely and accurate information about the dynamics of urban expansion is vital to reveal the
relationships between urban expansion and the ecosystem, to optimize land use patterns …

Urban expansion dynamics and natural habitat loss in China: A multiscale landscape perspective

C He, Z Liu, J Tian, Q Ma - Global change biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
China's extensive urbanization has resulted in a massive loss of natural habitat, which is
threatening the nation's biodiversity and socioeconomic sustainability. A timely and accurate …

A cluster-based method to map urban area from DMSP/OLS nightlights

Y Zhou, SJ Smith, CD Elvidge, K Zhao… - Remote Sensing of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Accurate information on urban areas at regional and global scales is important for both the
science and policy-making communities. The Defense Meteorological Satellite …

[图书][B] Corridor ecology: the science and practice of linking landscapes for biodiversity conservation

JA Hilty, WZ Lidicker Jr, AM Merenlender - 2012 - books.google.com
Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical
experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with …

[图书][B] Planning in the USA: policies, issues and processes

B Cullingworth - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
Planning in the USA is a comprehensive introduction to the policies, theory and practice of
planning. Outlining land use, urban planning and environmental protection policies, this fully …

Mapping and evaluating global urban entities (2000–2020): A novel perspective to delineate urban entities based on consistent nighttime light data

K Shi, Y Wu, S Liu, Z Chen, C Huang… - GIScience & Remote …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The differences in the definition of urban areas lead to our contrasting or inconsistent
understanding of global urban development and their corresponding socioeconomic and …

Explaining objective forces, driving forces, and causal mechanisms affecting the formation and expansion of the peri-urban areas: A critical realism approach

H Dadashpoor, S Ahani - Land Use Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Accelerated urbanization in peri-urban areas of metropolises is one of the emerging issues
of the past decades which has numerous physical, social, economic, and environmental …

Built landscapes of metropolitan regions: An international typology

SM Wheeler - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings: Built landscapes—patterns of streets, blocks,
parcels of land, buildings, and related infrastructure at the scale of an urban neighborhood …