The study of peri-urbanization attracted attention in the final quarter of the 20th century, due
to the pace it acquired worldwide and the implication that urbanization and overall …

Urban renewal involves a wide range of stakeholders with diverse expectations and
interests. Conflicts in urban renewal projects arise from intricate relationships among …

Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) have been adopted worldwide as a policy tool to control
urban sprawl. However, the delineation of recently piloted UGBs in rapidly urbanizing areas …

The development of information and communications technology (ICT) has promoted the
rapid growth of e-commerce, which has gradually changed the city. Networking and …

Urban renewal has become an essential part of the ongoing urban development in China.
This study provides a citywide analysis on the spatial determinants of land redevelopment …

A good understanding of urban renewal mechanisms is conducive to establishing an
efficient spatial governance system. Although previous theories have explained the factors …

With this paper, we analyse an ordinary urban process, which has received little attention so
far, and propose a new concept to take account of it: plotting urbanism. It is usually …

Cities in the context of what is considered as the Global South are experiencing rapid
urbanisation through which various villages have been incorporated into the city and …

Due to the rapid urbanization of China, many villages in the urban fringe are enveloped by
ever-expanding cities and become so-called urban villages (UVs) with substandard living …

Timely and accurate maps of fine-grained urban villages (UVs) are essential for rational
urban planning, which highlights the importance for automatic recognition methods as …