Contemporary urbanization differs from historical patterns of urban growth in terms of scale,
rate, location, form, and function. This review discusses the characteristics of contemporary …

In 2008, the global urban population exceeded the nonrural population for the first time in
history, and it is estimated that by 2050, 70% of the world population will live in urban areas …

As the global urban population is poised to grow by 2.5 billion over the next 30 y, urban land
conversions are expected to be an increasingly prominent driver of habitat and biodiversity …

Global urban populations are projected to increase by 2.5 billion over the next 30 years. Yet,
there is limited understanding of how this growth will affect urban land expansion (ULE) …

Despite its small land coverage, urban land and its expansion have exhibited profound
impacts on global environments. Here, we present the scenario projections of global urban …

Urban populations are expected to increase by 2–3 billion by 2050, but we have limited
understanding of how future global urban expansion will affect urban heat island (UHI) and …

In the context of socioeconomic initiatives to address world development sustainability such
as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), China's urbanization with increasing …

Despite much insightful work on polycentric urban development in China, there is a lack of
systematic comparison at the intra-city level. Therefore, this paper explores polycentric …

Density analysis lies at the core of studies on urban expansion; however, many methods in
urban land density analysis are arbitrary and suffer from the lack of an established …

With 37 million inhabitants, Tokyo is the world's largest city in UN statistics. With this work we
call this ranking into question. Usually, global city rankings are based on nationally collected …