期刊论文

Wang, WL

英文

Cities

0264-2751

2024

145

104712

10.1016/j.cities.2023.104712

The CZX urban agglomeration, located in the northeastern part of Hunan province, China, is an essential part of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, which includes Kaifu, Furong, and among others (Fig. S1), with a total area of 8615.43 km2 and an urbanization rate of 86.04 % in 2019 (Fig. 1). As an economic center and transportation hub of central China, the CZX urban agglomeration accounts for 4 % of Hunan's land area, 16 % of the population, and 40 % of the gross domestic product (GDP).

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Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are efficient tools for controlling disorderly urban expansion/sprawl and ensuring sustainable urban development. Previous studies have delineated UGBs from the perspective of ecological conservation or efficiency improvement and have widely applied them to spatial planning. However, few studies have investigated the role of urban interactions and connections in delineating UGBs, especially in rapidly developing urban agglomerations. Our study proposed a novel framework for UGBs delineation in urban agglomerations by coupling urban interactions and ecological con...