In the last decades, there have been many articles on the spatial structure of metropolitan
areas, but a study for explaining driving factors of changes in the spatial structure of …

Although the degraded urban thermal environment has been widely concerned, whether
monocentric or polycentric urban development can alleviate urban heat island (UHI) is still …

The advancement of mobile technology provides an opportunity to obtain the real-time
information of travelers, such as their spatial and temporal behaviors, during their visits to a …

The increased population and the fast expansion of urbanization were some of the global
main characteristics in the past decades. This expansion has shaped the diverse spatial …

Polycentric urban structure has become popular worldwide, including in China. Previous
studies revealed that polycentricity can remediate certain environmental problems; however …

This special issue offers a cross-section of state-of-the-art research into 'polycentric urban
regions': regions characterized by the presence of multiple, more-or-less proximate, centres …

Local government dependence on land finance (LDF) is a relevant cause of urban sprawl
(URBS) in China. This study analyses the theoretical mechanism of how the financing of …

Urban functional area (UFA) is a core scientific issue affecting urban sustainability. The
current knowledge gap is mainly reflected in the lack of multi-scale quantitative interpretation …

This paper analyzes urban polycentricity for 287 Chinese cities at the prefecture level and
above, by identifying and examining employment centers within both their administrative …

If well planned and designed, suburban high streets can fulfil important economic functions
and carry social significance, in addition to allowing for the passage of traffic. However, in …