Rural revitalization is not only a strategy to promote sustainable rural development in
develo** countries, but also an inevitable trend towards global urbanization. This study …

Using more than three million Landsat satellite images, this research developed the first
global impervious surface area (GISA) dataset from 1972 to 2019. Based on 120,777 …

China's unprecedented urbanization has resulted in accelerating urban sprawl, which is
threatening the country's eco-environmental quality and socioeconomic sustainability. In this …

The sustainability of China's rapid urbanization is of significance in the implementation of the
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Here we integrated Earth observation and …

Urbanisation is a global phenomenon that dramatically impacts ecosystems and their
services. In recent years, urbanisation in China increased substantially. To improve the …

The effect of irrigation on temperature has attracted much attention because its cooling effect
may mask the warming due to other factors, such as greenhouse gas forcing. Although many …

Sustainable urban development is the key to regional urban development policy-making.
Therefore, the comprehensive spatial zoning of rapidly urbanising areas is important. In this …

Urban impervious surface (UIS) and urban green space (UGS) fractions in a city are
essential indicators in supporting urban planning and management. However, little is known …

In the face of conflicting land-resource supply and demand, land-use efficiency is critical for
sustainable urbanization. In this study, we unified the consistent boundaries of land …

It is undeniable that the process of urbanization in China is a massive phenomenon of scale
and speed in humanity history. The relentless march of urbanization poses a critical …