Global urban sprawl containment strategies and their implications for rapidly urbanising cities in Ghana

O Amponsah, DK Blija, RA Ayambire, SA Takyi… - Land Use Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have so far failed to sustainably address urban
sprawl and its ramifications. Meanwhile, the projected increase in the urban population in …

Urbanization, rural development and environmental health in China

J Yuan, Y Lu, RC Ferrier, Z Liu, H Su, J Meng… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
For a long time, priority has been given to urban development at the expense of agriculture
and the rural economy, so widening the gap between urban and rural areas in China. The …

Promoting sustainable carbon sequestration of plants in urban greenspace by planting design: A case study in parks of Bei**g

Y Wang, Q Chang, X Li - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban greenspace has been highlighted as a means of offsetting carbon dioxide (CO 2)
emissions and mitigating climate change in cities. However, it is still challenging to design …

Landscape urbanization and economic growth in China: Positive feedbacks and sustainability dilemmas

X Bai, J Chen, P Shi - Environmental science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Accelerating urbanization has been viewed as an important instrument for economic
development and reducing regional income disparity in some develo** countries …

Planning and design of ecological networks in urban areas

M Ignatieva, GH Stewart, C Meurk - Landscape and ecological …, 2011 - Springer
Urban ecological networks are defined differently in ecology, urban planning and landscape
ecology, but they all have linearity and linkage in common. Early urban representations …

[HTML][HTML] A critical role of the capital green belt in constraining urban sprawl and its fragmentation measurement

L Zhou, Y Gong, D López-Carr, C Huang - Land Use Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green belts (UGBs), an important green infrastructure of cities, have the functions of
constraining urban sprawl, which are of great significance to urban green, resilient and …

[HTML][HTML] How ecosystems services drive urban growth: Integrating nature-based solutions

H Pan, J Page, C Cong, S Barthel, Z Kalantari - Anthropocene, 2021 - Elsevier
Addressing urban challenges with nature-based approaches can improve and protect
ecosystem services. Yet, urban planning has not efficiently integrated such approaches to …

Bei**g's 50 million new urban trees: Strategic governance for large-scale urban afforestation

N Yao, CCK van den Bosch, J Yang… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Large-scale urban afforestation projects are increasingly used as a way to enhance urban
sustainability. Governance of such projects is challenging yet few studies have examined …

[HTML][HTML] Nature-based solutions for fast-growing city regions: A new spatial equilibrium model for complementary urban green space planning

YB Li, QC Wang, R Chang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban green spaces assume a pivotal role in city-level nature-based solutions for
sustainable development. Parks, street greening, and community greens play a significant …

Greenbelts in Germany's regional plans—An effective growth management policy?

S Siedentop, S Fina, A Krehl - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2016 - Elsevier
Greenbelts are the best-known growth management policies in Germany. As part of its
regional plans, they attempt to keep undeveloped areas permanently open, thus avoiding …