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Article: Dynamics of Urban Density in China: Estimations Based on DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data
Title | Dynamics of Urban Density in China: Estimations Based on DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data |
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Keywords | China Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) Night light Urban density Urbanization |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4609443 |
Citation | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2014, v. 7 n. 10, p. 4266-4275 How to Cite? |
Abstract | In China, rapid urbanization has increased the demand for urban land and intensified the conflict between limited land resources and urban development. In response, high urban density has been proposed to realize sustainable urban development. Achieving this goal requires an examination of the dynamics of urban density in China. Nighttime light (NTL) data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) are a good indicator of human activity. We applied NTL data to measure urban density in 70 major cities in China during 1992–2010. Based on temporal changes in NTL, we identified seven classes of urban density and clustered the distributions of urban density in 70 cities into six types. The dynamics of urban density were then obtained from the GDP density as an index of city development. The curves of urban density distribution gradually changed from a concave increase to W-shaped and S-shaped to a concave decrease, indicating that the current urban land use in China is unsustainable and that the shortage of land resources must be addressed. An examination of the distribution of urban density in Hong Kong revealed a different pattern and a potential solution for cities in mainland China. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/212323 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 4.7 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.434 |
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dc.contributor.author | Wu, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Ma, L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Li, W | - |
dc.contributor.author | Peng, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Liu, H | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-07-21T02:32:29Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-07-21T02:32:29Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2014, v. 7 n. 10, p. 4266-4275 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1939-1404 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/212323 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In China, rapid urbanization has increased the demand for urban land and intensified the conflict between limited land resources and urban development. In response, high urban density has been proposed to realize sustainable urban development. Achieving this goal requires an examination of the dynamics of urban density in China. Nighttime light (NTL) data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) are a good indicator of human activity. We applied NTL data to measure urban density in 70 major cities in China during 1992–2010. Based on temporal changes in NTL, we identified seven classes of urban density and clustered the distributions of urban density in 70 cities into six types. The dynamics of urban density were then obtained from the GDP density as an index of city development. The curves of urban density distribution gradually changed from a concave increase to W-shaped and S-shaped to a concave decrease, indicating that the current urban land use in China is unsustainable and that the shortage of land resources must be addressed. An examination of the distribution of urban density in Hong Kong revealed a different pattern and a potential solution for cities in mainland China. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The Journal's web site is located at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4609443 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing | - |
dc.subject | China | - |
dc.subject | Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Linescan System (DMSP/OLS) | - |
dc.subject | Night light | - |
dc.subject | Urban density | - |
dc.subject | Urbanization | - |
dc.title | Dynamics of Urban Density in China: Estimations Based on DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Li, W: wfli@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Li, W=rp01507 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2367131 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84920174969 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 244944 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 7 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 10 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 4266 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 4275 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000346977200023 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1939-1404 | - |