The population spatial distribution pattern and its evolving pattern play an important role in regional allocation of social resources and production factors, formulation of regional development plans, construction of...The population spatial distribution pattern and its evolving pattern play an important role in regional allocation of social resources and production factors, formulation of regional development plans, construction of a better life society, and promotion of regional economic development. Based on the resident population statistics data of Henan province from 2006 to 2021, with county as the basic study unit, the paper studies the spatial morphology characteristics and its evolution patterns of resident population distribution, by using spatial analysis methods such as population distribution center, standard deviation ellipse, and spatial auto correlation analysis. The results show that: the resident population spatial distribution shows unbalanced state, the population agglomeration areas mainly distribute in the northeast part and north part, where the resident population growth rate is significantly higher than other regions, over time, this trend is gradually becoming significant. The resident population distribution has a trend of centripetal concentration, with the degree and trend of centripetal gradually strengthening. The resident population distribution has obvious directional characteristics, but the significance is not high, the weighted resident population average center is approximately located at (4.13740˚N, 113.8935˚E), and the azimuth of the distribution axis is approximately 11.19˚. The population distribution has obvious agglomeration characteristics, with the built-up areas of Zhengzhou and Luoyang as their centers, where have a significant siphon effect on the surrounding population. The southern and southwestern regions in the province form a relatively stable belt area of Low-Low agglomeration areas.展开更多
Taken fractal dimension, compact ratio, urban centroid and urban principal axis as the urban spatial characteristic indices, Tianjin city＇s urban area is investigated in the last 26 years in a quantitative perspectiv...Taken fractal dimension, compact ratio, urban centroid and urban principal axis as the urban spatial characteristic indices, Tianjin city＇s urban area is investigated in the last 26 years in a quantitative perspective, and its traits and changes during different periods are also analyzed. It is clear that these indices can not only scientifically and explicitly assess the urban morphology, urban direction and its changes and trends, but also uncover long-term effects of economy and urban planning on urban morphology.展开更多
Suitable spatial morphology of cultivated land is a basic requirement for sustaining agricultural economic development in mountainous areas.Coordinated development efficiency of cultivated land spatial morphology and ...Suitable spatial morphology of cultivated land is a basic requirement for sustaining agricultural economic development in mountainous areas.Coordinated development efficiency of cultivated land spatial morphology and agricultural economy(CECA)is of great practical significance to measure the efficiency of cultivated land use,and thereby promote regional rural revitalization.However,few studies to date have focused on coordinated development efficiency between cultivated land use and agricultural economy in mountainous areas from the perspective of cultivated land spatial morphology.Thus,the present study explores CECA with this focus using the data envelopment analysis method,and analyzes the key influencing factors via a geographical detector model in 16 counties in western Hubei province.The results show the following:(1)CECA exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity that is high in the south of the study area and low in the north;(2)scale efficiency is the primary limiting factor for CECA;(3)the insufficient output of cultivated land use mainly restricts CECA in the south of the study area,while individual county in the north suffered from input redundancy and insufficient output;and(4)population density in the southern region has the most significant effect on CECA,and gross domestic product has the greatest impact in the northern region.The results contribute to the derivation of specific measures by which to promote cultivated land use efficiency and sustainable development of the social economy.展开更多
Outdoor thermal comfort is crucial for creating sustainable and livable urban spaces.Studying the distribution and impact factors of the thermal environment can provide theoretical support for improving the thermal en...Outdoor thermal comfort is crucial for creating sustainable and livable urban spaces.Studying the distribution and impact factors of the thermal environment can provide theoretical support for improving the thermal envi-ronment and spatial planning.This study investigates the influence of well-defined boundary spaces on outdoor thermal comfort and proposes design measures to improve spatial thermal comfort.High-resolution data obtained from unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)is integrated into outdoor microclimate simulations to enhance the ac-curacy and precision of the models.The Physiological Equivalent Temperature(PET)index is employed as an evaluation indicator,considering the categorization of PET values into different comfort levels.Additionally,the axial evaluation method is introduced to assess thermal comfort more accurately,reflecting the perceived ther-mal comfort by individuals.Through a case study in a mixed-use and clear boundary area,the research identifies the variables that influence outdoor thermal comfort and provides design guidelines to enhance spatial thermal comfort.The correlations between the spatial morphology index and PET were analyzed by multiple regression.The findings contribute to the understanding of outdoor thermal comfort in complex urban environments and offer valuable insights for the design and planning of comfortable and sustainable outdoor spaces.展开更多
Understanding the physical characteristics and cultural connotations of the historical city is essential for the preservation of their hereditary and cultural values.This work aims to gain a more in-depth understandin...Understanding the physical characteristics and cultural connotations of the historical city is essential for the preservation of their hereditary and cultural values.This work aims to gain a more in-depth understanding of the historical city by identifying the relationship between religious buildings and the urban spatial morphology and the urban operation.Taiyuan,a northern city in China,is a suitable case for exploring this research idea.Cities with frequent foreign exchanges and distinct living groups tend to have more prosperous religious cultures than those in the central areas.The expansion of Taiyuan in the Ming Dynasty and the presence of Prince Jin,who respected Buddhism and Taoism,exacerbated the impact of the religious building on urban development.With regard to the evolution of Taiyuan in the Ming Dynasty,we highlight the changes in urban space brought by the religious buildings through the content analysis of the historical documents.Furthermore,the social functions of religious buildings are revealed,fleshing out the trajectory of the mutual development of religious buildings and Taiyuan in the Ming Dynasty.On this basis,the research findings are linked to the current needs of historical city preservation through the survey of reality.We suggest to coordinate the protection of religious architectural heritage and urban characteristics brought by religious factors and emphasize the utilization of religious architectural heritage as a potential culture and economic regeneration pathway.展开更多
In recent years,regional integration of Chinese cities has gradually developed.Meanwhile,metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations have taken shape.On the one hand,the development of the metropolitan area has brough...In recent years,regional integration of Chinese cities has gradually developed.Meanwhile,metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations have taken shape.On the one hand,the development of the metropolitan area has brought about urban spatial expansion,as well as population and economic growth.On the other hand,it has led to problems such as the urban sprawl and suburbanization,increasing pressure on environmental resources,and the decline of urban central areas.Under this background,the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline proposes to accelerate the integration of Guangzhou-Foshan(Guang Fo)Metropolitan Coordinating Region(MCR),and to construct a networked space pattern driven by urban poles and shafts.Based on the academic research of Metropolitan Coordinating Region(MCR),as well as the theory of urban spatial structure and morphology,this study focus on urban spatial patterns and elements in different scales,from two individual cites(Guangzhou and Foshan),Guang Fo MCR,to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao(GHM)Greater Bay Area.With GIS and the mapping method,the spatial elements such as green space,water system,built-up area,road network,rail transit network and main pivot points of the Guang Fo MCR are classified,laid out individually and again overlaid in order to figure out the relationship of these elements.At the same time,through the comparative case study of the Randstad MCR in the Netherlands,the enlightenment of solving the development problem of MCR is hopefully to be obtained.As delta cities,the Guang Fo MCR is cut by the multi-channel water network,while the urban built-up area is concentrated in the middle of the MCR and spread out along the traffic corridor to the suburban district.The traffic structure of the Guang Fo MCR is characterized by the outward radiation of the central area of Guangzhou and Foshan.Simultaneously,the traffic connection between Guangzhou and Foshan is relatively weak.Compared with the polycentric spatial structure,which is called Decentralized Compact pattern of Randstad MCR,the Guang Fo MCR presents a city form with little hierarchy but homogeneity,and its urban space is disorderly spread.The bluegreen system of water and vegetation is fragmented because of the urban invasion in Guang Fo MCR,while the green heart in central Randstad is well preserved.As a result,it is well advised to explore a more resilient and ecological urban development in Guang Fo MCR.展开更多
The urban expansion process in China from the 1970s to 2013 was retrieved based on remote sensing and GIS technology. With the latest zoning method used as reference, annual expansion area per city, urban expansion ty...The urban expansion process in China from the 1970s to 2013 was retrieved based on remote sensing and GIS technology. With the latest zoning method used as reference, annual expansion area per city, urban expansion type, and fractal dimension index were employed to analyze the Chinese urban expansion characteristics and its spatial difference from the aspects of urban expansion process, influence of urban expansion on land use, and urban spatial morphological evolutions. Results indicate that 1） under the powerful guidance of policies, urban expansion in China went through six different stages, and cities in the eastern region entered the rapid expansion period the earliest, followed by cities in the central, northeastern and western regions; 2） cultivated lands and rural settlements and industrial traffic lands were the important land sources for urban expansion in China; the influence of urban expansion on land use in the eastern region was the strongest, followed by the central, northeastern and western regions; 3） urban spatial morphology tended to be complex and was directly related to the adopted spatial expansion mode. Infilling expansion became the main urban expansion mode in the western region first, then in the central and northeastern regions, and finally in the eastern region. This study establishes the foundation for an in-depth recognition of urban expansion in China and optimization of future urban planning.展开更多
Land use/cover change(LUCC)constitutes the spatial and temporal patterns of ecological security,and the construction of ecological networks is an effective way to ensure ecological security.Exploring the spatial and t...Land use/cover change(LUCC)constitutes the spatial and temporal patterns of ecological security,and the construction of ecological networks is an effective way to ensure ecological security.Exploring the spatial and temporal change characteristics of ecological network and analyzing the integrated relationship between LUCC and ecological security are crucial for ensuring regional ecological security.Gansu is one of the provinces with fragile ecological environment in China,and rapid changes in land use patterns in recent decades have threatened ecological security.Therefore,taking Gansu Province as the study area,this study simulated its land use pattern in 2050 using patch-generating land use simulation(PLUS)model based on the LUCC trend from 2000 to 2020 and integrated the LUCC into morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA)to identify ecological sources and extract the ecological corridors to construct ecological network using circuit theory.The results revealed that,according to the prediction results in 2050,the areas of cultivated land,forest land,grassland,water body,construction land,and unused land would be 63,447.52,39,510.80,148,115.18,4605.21,8368.89,and 161,752.40 km^(2),respectively.The number of ecological sources in Gansu Province would increase to 80,with a total area of 99,927.18 km^(2).The number of ecological corridors would increase to 191,with an estimated total length of 6120.66 km.Both ecological sources and ecological corridors showed a sparse distribution in the northwest and dense distribution in the southeast of the province at the spatial scale.The number of ecological pinch points would reach 312 and the total area would expect to increase to 842.84 km^(2),with the most pronounced increase in the Longdong region.Compared with 2020,the number and area of ecological barriers in 2050 would decrease significantly by 63 and 370.71 km^(2),respectively.In general,based on the prediction results,the connectivity of ecological network of Gansu Province would increase in 2050.To achieve the predicted ecological network in 2050,emphasis should be placed on the protection of cultivated land and ecological land,the establishment of ecological sources in desert areas,the reinforcement of the protection for existing ecological sources,and the construction of ecological corridors to enhance the stability of ecological network.This study provides valuable theoretical support and references for the future construction of ecological networks and regional land resource management decision-making.展开更多
Territorial spatial ecological restoration is a crucial prerequisite for optimizing the territorial spatial patterns,enhancing the ecosystem functions,and achieving sustainable development at the regional scale.The Qa...Territorial spatial ecological restoration is a crucial prerequisite for optimizing the territorial spatial patterns,enhancing the ecosystem functions,and achieving sustainable development at the regional scale.The Qaidam Basin,located in the alpine arid region of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau,China,is experiencing desertification,biodiversity loss,soil erosion,and environmental pollution.Selecting the Qaidam Basin as the study area,we identified 9 ecological sources in the region using the Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis(MSPA)method and the landscape connectivity assessment,and extracted 10 significant corridors and 26 general corridors using the Minimum Cumulative Resistance(MCR)and Gravity models.Then,we determined 114 ecological"pinch points"and 42 ecological barrier points by employing the Circuit Theory,thereby constructing the ecological security pattern of the area.Further,we evaluated the ecosystem health of the Qaidam Basin during 2003–2023 using the Vitality–Organization–Resilience–Service(VORS)model.Finally,we integrated ecosystem health assessment and ecological security pattern to comprehensively identify the key areas for ecological restoration in the Qaidam Basin.The results revealed that the ecosystem in the basin fluctuated toward a healthier state from 2003 to 2023.The average ecosystem health index(EHI)for the basin decreased from 0.34 in 2003 to 0.28 in 2013,followed by a substantial recovery to 0.36 in 2023.Higher EHI values were found in the northeastern,southeastern,and southwestern fringes and lower values were located in the basin interior and northwestern region.During 2003–2023,the areas that exhibited a decrease in EHI were primarily located in the interior and northwestern regions of the basin,while those that exhibited an increase in EHI were located in the northeastern,southeastern,and southwestern fringes,demonstrating expanded spatial differences.This may be attributed to the fact that once an eco-environment is damaged,the ecological recovery of the vulnerable areas within the eco-environment will be slow and difficult.This study identified four types of ecological restoration areas,including corridor connectivity,artificial restoration,ecological recovery,and ecological enhancement zones,covering a total area of 6034.7 km2,and proposed targeted ecological restoration strategies according to these different categories.Our findings can serve as a valuable reference for optimizing the territorial spatial patterns,enhancing the ecosystem functions,and promoting sustainable development in the Qaidam Basin.展开更多
Forest fragmentation is an integral part of global change.Understanding forest fragmentation patterns and dynamics are of great significance for maintaining ecosystem stability.There are great differences in the inter...Forest fragmentation is an integral part of global change.Understanding forest fragmentation patterns and dynamics are of great significance for maintaining ecosystem stability.There are great differences in the interference of natural and human factors on forests in different towns of mountainous cities,and the characteristics of forest fragmentation are also obviously different.Forest fragmentation has been broadly studied,yet,it remains poorly understood at the township-scale within mountainous cities.In this study,the spatial form of forest landscape and forest fragmentation modes of towns were examined in Qujing City,Yunnan Province,China for the years of 2006 and 2016,relying heavily on the morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA)and K-means clustering algorithm.Results in 2016 showed that the forest landscape morphology of Qujing could be divided into seven classes:core,perforation,islet,bridge,edge,branch and ring;with landscape areas of 41.94%,1.22%,7.04%,11.12%,23.26%,11.74%and 3.68%respectively.Compared with 2006,the changes of landscape area were 1.71%,0.02%,0.30%,1.65%,0.20%,0.19%and 0.05%respectively.The townships in Qujing varied significantly in their landscape fragmentation patterns,and these patterns were spatially dependent.Different forest landscape forms have positive spatial correlations and differences.The forest fragmentation modes of towns can be divided into four types:Low anthropogenic towns,high anthropogenic towns,complex terrain towns and gentle terrain towns.Different ways of human activities play a decisive role in forest landscape fragmentation.The expansion of construction land and agricultural land intensifies forest fragmentation;however,man-made orderly and planned ecological restoration will greatly improve the forest coverage and improve the spatial form of urban forest landscape.展开更多
For a long time,due to lack of accurate data covering large areas,it is difficult to capture the continuous spatial evolutionary trajectory of rural settlements shaped by rapid urbanization and rural land use policies...For a long time,due to lack of accurate data covering large areas,it is difficult to capture the continuous spatial evolutionary trajectory of rural settlements shaped by rapid urbanization and rural land use policies.To fill this gap,based on theoretical analysis this paper systemically detected the changing characteristics of scale,spatial morphology,distribution,and land use pattern of rural settlements in Southern Jiangsu in the past 20 years depending on the data of land resource survey in 2009 and 2019.The study suggests that the total area and per capita size of rural settlements declined by 30%and 2%respectively as a result of rural land consolidation and the influx of enormous immigrants from underdeveloped regions.The spatial density and average shape index dropped by 14%and 44%respectively in the recent decade,indicating an evident trend of decentralization in spatial distribution,and regularization in the spatial morphology.Furthermore,residential land within rural settlements decreased by 33%over the past decade while the land for industry and commercial service steadily increased,demonstrating that the function for manufacturing and diversified services had been strengthened.Considering the emerging issue of the aging population and new business opportunities in rural Southern Jiangsu,rural settlements regeneration might be the focus offutureresearch.展开更多
An integration processing system of three-dimensional laser scanning information visualization in goaf was developed. It is provided with multiple functions, such as laser scanning information management for goaf, clo...An integration processing system of three-dimensional laser scanning information visualization in goaf was developed. It is provided with multiple functions, such as laser scanning information management for goaf, cloud data de-noising optimization, construction, display and operation of three-dimensional model, model editing, profile generation, calculation of goaf volume and roof area, Boolean calculation among models and interaction with the third party soft ware. Concerning this system with a concise interface, plentiful data input/output interfaces, it is featured with high integration, simple and convenient operations of applications. According to practice, in addition to being well-adapted, this system is favorably reliable and stable.展开更多
Green Infrastructure(GI)has garnered increasing attention from various regions due to its potential to mitigate urban heat island(UHI),which has been exacerbated by global climate change.This study focuses on the cent...Green Infrastructure(GI)has garnered increasing attention from various regions due to its potential to mitigate urban heat island(UHI),which has been exacerbated by global climate change.This study focuses on the central area of Fuzhou city,one of the“furnace”cities,and aims to explore the correlation between the GI pattern and land surface temperature(LST)in the spring and autumn seasons.The research adopts a multiscale approach,starting from the urban scale and using urban geographic spatial characteristics,multispectral remote sensing data,and morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA).Significant MSPA elements were tested and combined with LST to conduct a geographic weighted regression(GWR)experiment.The findings reveal that the UHI in the central area of Fuzhou city has a spatial characteristic of“high temperature in the middle and low temperature around,”which is coupled with a“central scattered and peripheral concentrated”distribution of GI.This suggests that remote sensing data can effectively be utilised for UHI inversion.Additionally,the study finds that the complexity of GI,whether from the perspective of the overall GI pattern or the classification study based on the proportion of the core area,has an impact on the alleviation of UHI in both seasons.In conclusion,this study underscores the importance of a reasonable layout of urban green infrastructure for mitigating UHI.展开更多
Low-carbon,energy-saving,and health have become a common trend for the whole of mankind.However,how to balance the relationship between energy-saving and healthy indoor environment is a key issue for sustainable build...Low-carbon,energy-saving,and health have become a common trend for the whole of mankind.However,how to balance the relationship between energy-saving and healthy indoor environment is a key issue for sustainable building development.This paper extracted the prototypical form of university library atrium based on 44 library cases in Wuhan.A methodology verified with measured data for evaluating building performance was constructed,and the synergistic influence of spatial morphology parameters on the building energy efficiency(BEE)and indoor environmental quality(IEQ)was analyzed.Finally,a multi-objective fast optimization framework coupled with machine learning algorithms was used to achieve the optimal design of university library atrium.The results showed that the parameters that influence the building energy consumption,indoor thermal comfort,daylighting performance most were the height-to-width ratio,the skylight solar heat gain coefficient,and the sidewall window-to-wall ratio,respectively.The machine learning models predicted performance 400 times faster than traditional performance simulations.And compared with the worst-performance scheme,the maximum optimization rate of building energy consumption,indoor thermal comfort,daylighting performance was 29.46%,10.46%,and 65.56%,respectively.The multi-objective fast optimization framework could provide guidance for policy makers and architects to performance-based design in the early design stages of university library atrium.展开更多
The destruction of the ecological system caused by urban expansion has led to the environmental deterioration,cities have become increasingly vulnerable.In this study,six districts and counties along the Yellow River ...The destruction of the ecological system caused by urban expansion has led to the environmental deterioration,cities have become increasingly vulnerable.In this study,six districts and counties along the Yellow River in Zhengzhou were selected as the study area.First,green infrastructure elements were extracted by morphological spatial pattern analysis.Then,outside the urban areas,we used connectivity analysis to evaluate the importance of core areas,adopted minimum cumulative resistance model to extract potential corridors,and identified the important corridors by using the gravity model.Finally,in the urban areas,we set up an evaluation system to assess the demands for ecosystem services.The results showed that:(1)Seven landscape types of green infrastructure be identified in study area.(2)There are 17 vital cores,136 potential corridors,and 24 vital corridors outside the urban areas.(3)The blocks with high demand for ecosystem services are mostly concentrated in the old blocks with dense populations and poor infrastructure,and there are 5 blocks with comprehensive high-demand.Based on identified importance for green infrastructure land space,and high-demand level for ecosystem services areas in this study,a green infrastructure net plan was proposed based on spatial conservation prioritisation.展开更多
Accurately assessing the value of ecosystem services and establishing an ecological security pattern to identify the future trends and characteristics of changes in the ecological security pattern and maintain regiona...Accurately assessing the value of ecosystem services and establishing an ecological security pattern to identify the future trends and characteristics of changes in the ecological security pattern and maintain regional ecological security is of great significance for promoting regional sustainability.Based on the calculation of the ecosystem service value in Hubei Province,the study identified the ecological source areas in combination with the types of landscape patterns.It selected the resistance factors that fit the characteristics of the study area in combination with previous studies to establish the ecological resistance surface.The McR model was used to extract the potential ecological corridors in the study area and identify the ecological nodes.Construct the ecological security pattern of Hubei Province from 1992 to 2022 and analyze its spatio-temporal dynamic change characteristics.The research results show that:(1)The value of ecosystem services in Hubei Province has generally shown a fluctuating upward trend from 1992 to 2022.Among the types of ecosystem services,the value of regulatory services accounts for the largest proportion.Among different land use types,the value of ecosystem services provided by forest land types is the highest.(2)A total of 10 ecological sources were extracted in the study.It is mainly distributed in Shennongjia Forestry District,Shiyan City and Enshi City,with a small portion found in the northeastern and southeastern parts of Hubei Province.(3)The 35 potential ecological corridors identified are mainly closed circular structures,presenting a distribution feature of"more in the east and less in the west".(4)Build an ecological security pattern with Jingmen City as the center,connecting Shiyan City,Shennongjia Forestry District,Xianyang City,Huanggang City and Suizhou City.The research put forward optimization suggestions in response to the specific problems existing in the ecological security pattern and the actual ecological conditions of Hubei Province.The research results can provide ideas and methods for the optimization of the ecological security pattern and the high-quality development of the ecosystem in Hubei Province,and at the same time offer reference value for the protection and optimization of ecosystems at other provincial levels.展开更多
文摘The population spatial distribution pattern and its evolving pattern play an important role in regional allocation of social resources and production factors, formulation of regional development plans, construction of a better life society, and promotion of regional economic development. Based on the resident population statistics data of Henan province from 2006 to 2021, with county as the basic study unit, the paper studies the spatial morphology characteristics and its evolution patterns of resident population distribution, by using spatial analysis methods such as population distribution center, standard deviation ellipse, and spatial auto correlation analysis. The results show that: the resident population spatial distribution shows unbalanced state, the population agglomeration areas mainly distribute in the northeast part and north part, where the resident population growth rate is significantly higher than other regions, over time, this trend is gradually becoming significant. The resident population distribution has a trend of centripetal concentration, with the degree and trend of centripetal gradually strengthening. The resident population distribution has obvious directional characteristics, but the significance is not high, the weighted resident population average center is approximately located at (4.13740˚N, 113.8935˚E), and the azimuth of the distribution axis is approximately 11.19˚. The population distribution has obvious agglomeration characteristics, with the built-up areas of Zhengzhou and Luoyang as their centers, where have a significant siphon effect on the surrounding population. The southern and southwestern regions in the province form a relatively stable belt area of Low-Low agglomeration areas.
基金National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), No.2002CB412507
文摘Taken fractal dimension, compact ratio, urban centroid and urban principal axis as the urban spatial characteristic indices, Tianjin city＇s urban area is investigated in the last 26 years in a quantitative perspective, and its traits and changes during different periods are also analyzed. It is clear that these indices can not only scientifically and explicitly assess the urban morphology, urban direction and its changes and trends, but also uncover long-term effects of economy and urban planning on urban morphology.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.71804168。
文摘Suitable spatial morphology of cultivated land is a basic requirement for sustaining agricultural economic development in mountainous areas.Coordinated development efficiency of cultivated land spatial morphology and agricultural economy(CECA)is of great practical significance to measure the efficiency of cultivated land use,and thereby promote regional rural revitalization.However,few studies to date have focused on coordinated development efficiency between cultivated land use and agricultural economy in mountainous areas from the perspective of cultivated land spatial morphology.Thus,the present study explores CECA with this focus using the data envelopment analysis method,and analyzes the key influencing factors via a geographical detector model in 16 counties in western Hubei province.The results show the following:(1)CECA exhibits significant spatial heterogeneity that is high in the south of the study area and low in the north;(2)scale efficiency is the primary limiting factor for CECA;(3)the insufficient output of cultivated land use mainly restricts CECA in the south of the study area,while individual county in the north suffered from input redundancy and insufficient output;and(4)population density in the southern region has the most significant effect on CECA,and gross domestic product has the greatest impact in the northern region.The results contribute to the derivation of specific measures by which to promote cultivated land use efficiency and sustainable development of the social economy.
文摘Outdoor thermal comfort is crucial for creating sustainable and livable urban spaces.Studying the distribution and impact factors of the thermal environment can provide theoretical support for improving the thermal envi-ronment and spatial planning.This study investigates the influence of well-defined boundary spaces on outdoor thermal comfort and proposes design measures to improve spatial thermal comfort.High-resolution data obtained from unmanned aerial vehicles(UAVs)is integrated into outdoor microclimate simulations to enhance the ac-curacy and precision of the models.The Physiological Equivalent Temperature(PET)index is employed as an evaluation indicator,considering the categorization of PET values into different comfort levels.Additionally,the axial evaluation method is introduced to assess thermal comfort more accurately,reflecting the perceived ther-mal comfort by individuals.Through a case study in a mixed-use and clear boundary area,the research identifies the variables that influence outdoor thermal comfort and provides design guidelines to enhance spatial thermal comfort.The correlations between the spatial morphology index and PET were analyzed by multiple regression.The findings contribute to the understanding of outdoor thermal comfort in complex urban environments and offer valuable insights for the design and planning of comfortable and sustainable outdoor spaces.
文摘Understanding the physical characteristics and cultural connotations of the historical city is essential for the preservation of their hereditary and cultural values.This work aims to gain a more in-depth understanding of the historical city by identifying the relationship between religious buildings and the urban spatial morphology and the urban operation.Taiyuan,a northern city in China,is a suitable case for exploring this research idea.Cities with frequent foreign exchanges and distinct living groups tend to have more prosperous religious cultures than those in the central areas.The expansion of Taiyuan in the Ming Dynasty and the presence of Prince Jin,who respected Buddhism and Taoism,exacerbated the impact of the religious building on urban development.With regard to the evolution of Taiyuan in the Ming Dynasty,we highlight the changes in urban space brought by the religious buildings through the content analysis of the historical documents.Furthermore,the social functions of religious buildings are revealed,fleshing out the trajectory of the mutual development of religious buildings and Taiyuan in the Ming Dynasty.On this basis,the research findings are linked to the current needs of historical city preservation through the survey of reality.We suggest to coordinate the protection of religious architectural heritage and urban characteristics brought by religious factors and emphasize the utilization of religious architectural heritage as a potential culture and economic regeneration pathway.
基金the financial support given by National Natural Science Foundation Projects of International Cooperation and Exchange of China(No.51761135025)National Natural Science Foundation General Program of China(No.51778233)Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China(No.201707020041)
文摘In recent years,regional integration of Chinese cities has gradually developed.Meanwhile,metropolitan areas and urban agglomerations have taken shape.On the one hand,the development of the metropolitan area has brought about urban spatial expansion,as well as population and economic growth.On the other hand,it has led to problems such as the urban sprawl and suburbanization,increasing pressure on environmental resources,and the decline of urban central areas.Under this background,the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan Outline proposes to accelerate the integration of Guangzhou-Foshan(Guang Fo)Metropolitan Coordinating Region(MCR),and to construct a networked space pattern driven by urban poles and shafts.Based on the academic research of Metropolitan Coordinating Region(MCR),as well as the theory of urban spatial structure and morphology,this study focus on urban spatial patterns and elements in different scales,from two individual cites(Guangzhou and Foshan),Guang Fo MCR,to Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao(GHM)Greater Bay Area.With GIS and the mapping method,the spatial elements such as green space,water system,built-up area,road network,rail transit network and main pivot points of the Guang Fo MCR are classified,laid out individually and again overlaid in order to figure out the relationship of these elements.At the same time,through the comparative case study of the Randstad MCR in the Netherlands,the enlightenment of solving the development problem of MCR is hopefully to be obtained.As delta cities,the Guang Fo MCR is cut by the multi-channel water network,while the urban built-up area is concentrated in the middle of the MCR and spread out along the traffic corridor to the suburban district.The traffic structure of the Guang Fo MCR is characterized by the outward radiation of the central area of Guangzhou and Foshan.Simultaneously,the traffic connection between Guangzhou and Foshan is relatively weak.Compared with the polycentric spatial structure,which is called Decentralized Compact pattern of Randstad MCR,the Guang Fo MCR presents a city form with little hierarchy but homogeneity,and its urban space is disorderly spread.The bluegreen system of water and vegetation is fragmented because of the urban invasion in Guang Fo MCR,while the green heart in central Randstad is well preserved.As a result,it is well advised to explore a more resilient and ecological urban development in Guang Fo MCR.
基金The Young Scientist Fund of National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.41101148
文摘The urban expansion process in China from the 1970s to 2013 was retrieved based on remote sensing and GIS technology. With the latest zoning method used as reference, annual expansion area per city, urban expansion type, and fractal dimension index were employed to analyze the Chinese urban expansion characteristics and its spatial difference from the aspects of urban expansion process, influence of urban expansion on land use, and urban spatial morphological evolutions. Results indicate that 1） under the powerful guidance of policies, urban expansion in China went through six different stages, and cities in the eastern region entered the rapid expansion period the earliest, followed by cities in the central, northeastern and western regions; 2） cultivated lands and rural settlements and industrial traffic lands were the important land sources for urban expansion in China; the influence of urban expansion on land use in the eastern region was the strongest, followed by the central, northeastern and western regions; 3） urban spatial morphology tended to be complex and was directly related to the adopted spatial expansion mode. Infilling expansion became the main urban expansion mode in the western region first, then in the central and northeastern regions, and finally in the eastern region. This study establishes the foundation for an in-depth recognition of urban expansion in China and optimization of future urban planning.
基金supported by the Science Fund for the Gansu Provincial Natural Science Foundation Project(22JR5RA339).
文摘Land use/cover change(LUCC)constitutes the spatial and temporal patterns of ecological security,and the construction of ecological networks is an effective way to ensure ecological security.Exploring the spatial and temporal change characteristics of ecological network and analyzing the integrated relationship between LUCC and ecological security are crucial for ensuring regional ecological security.Gansu is one of the provinces with fragile ecological environment in China,and rapid changes in land use patterns in recent decades have threatened ecological security.Therefore,taking Gansu Province as the study area,this study simulated its land use pattern in 2050 using patch-generating land use simulation(PLUS)model based on the LUCC trend from 2000 to 2020 and integrated the LUCC into morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA)to identify ecological sources and extract the ecological corridors to construct ecological network using circuit theory.The results revealed that,according to the prediction results in 2050,the areas of cultivated land,forest land,grassland,water body,construction land,and unused land would be 63,447.52,39,510.80,148,115.18,4605.21,8368.89,and 161,752.40 km^(2),respectively.The number of ecological sources in Gansu Province would increase to 80,with a total area of 99,927.18 km^(2).The number of ecological corridors would increase to 191,with an estimated total length of 6120.66 km.Both ecological sources and ecological corridors showed a sparse distribution in the northwest and dense distribution in the southeast of the province at the spatial scale.The number of ecological pinch points would reach 312 and the total area would expect to increase to 842.84 km^(2),with the most pronounced increase in the Longdong region.Compared with 2020,the number and area of ecological barriers in 2050 would decrease significantly by 63 and 370.71 km^(2),respectively.In general,based on the prediction results,the connectivity of ecological network of Gansu Province would increase in 2050.To achieve the predicted ecological network in 2050,emphasis should be placed on the protection of cultivated land and ecological land,the establishment of ecological sources in desert areas,the reinforcement of the protection for existing ecological sources,and the construction of ecological corridors to enhance the stability of ecological network.This study provides valuable theoretical support and references for the future construction of ecological networks and regional land resource management decision-making.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41961045)the Shanxi Province Basic Research Program(202103021223253).
文摘Territorial spatial ecological restoration is a crucial prerequisite for optimizing the territorial spatial patterns,enhancing the ecosystem functions,and achieving sustainable development at the regional scale.The Qaidam Basin,located in the alpine arid region of the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau,China,is experiencing desertification,biodiversity loss,soil erosion,and environmental pollution.Selecting the Qaidam Basin as the study area,we identified 9 ecological sources in the region using the Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis(MSPA)method and the landscape connectivity assessment,and extracted 10 significant corridors and 26 general corridors using the Minimum Cumulative Resistance(MCR)and Gravity models.Then,we determined 114 ecological"pinch points"and 42 ecological barrier points by employing the Circuit Theory,thereby constructing the ecological security pattern of the area.Further,we evaluated the ecosystem health of the Qaidam Basin during 2003–2023 using the Vitality–Organization–Resilience–Service(VORS)model.Finally,we integrated ecosystem health assessment and ecological security pattern to comprehensively identify the key areas for ecological restoration in the Qaidam Basin.The results revealed that the ecosystem in the basin fluctuated toward a healthier state from 2003 to 2023.The average ecosystem health index(EHI)for the basin decreased from 0.34 in 2003 to 0.28 in 2013,followed by a substantial recovery to 0.36 in 2023.Higher EHI values were found in the northeastern,southeastern,and southwestern fringes and lower values were located in the basin interior and northwestern region.During 2003–2023,the areas that exhibited a decrease in EHI were primarily located in the interior and northwestern regions of the basin,while those that exhibited an increase in EHI were located in the northeastern,southeastern,and southwestern fringes,demonstrating expanded spatial differences.This may be attributed to the fact that once an eco-environment is damaged,the ecological recovery of the vulnerable areas within the eco-environment will be slow and difficult.This study identified four types of ecological restoration areas,including corridor connectivity,artificial restoration,ecological recovery,and ecological enhancement zones,covering a total area of 6034.7 km2,and proposed targeted ecological restoration strategies according to these different categories.Our findings can serve as a valuable reference for optimizing the territorial spatial patterns,enhancing the ecosystem functions,and promoting sustainable development in the Qaidam Basin.
基金The research reported in this manuscript is funded by the Joint Special Project on Agricultural Basic Research of Yunnan Province,China[Grant No.18YJAZH032]Humanities and Social Sciences Research Program of the Ministry of Education of China[Grant No.2018FG001-065]National Natural Science Foundation of China[Grant No.31760212].
文摘Forest fragmentation is an integral part of global change.Understanding forest fragmentation patterns and dynamics are of great significance for maintaining ecosystem stability.There are great differences in the interference of natural and human factors on forests in different towns of mountainous cities,and the characteristics of forest fragmentation are also obviously different.Forest fragmentation has been broadly studied,yet,it remains poorly understood at the township-scale within mountainous cities.In this study,the spatial form of forest landscape and forest fragmentation modes of towns were examined in Qujing City,Yunnan Province,China for the years of 2006 and 2016,relying heavily on the morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA)and K-means clustering algorithm.Results in 2016 showed that the forest landscape morphology of Qujing could be divided into seven classes:core,perforation,islet,bridge,edge,branch and ring;with landscape areas of 41.94%,1.22%,7.04%,11.12%,23.26%,11.74%and 3.68%respectively.Compared with 2006,the changes of landscape area were 1.71%,0.02%,0.30%,1.65%,0.20%,0.19%and 0.05%respectively.The townships in Qujing varied significantly in their landscape fragmentation patterns,and these patterns were spatially dependent.Different forest landscape forms have positive spatial correlations and differences.The forest fragmentation modes of towns can be divided into four types:Low anthropogenic towns,high anthropogenic towns,complex terrain towns and gentle terrain towns.Different ways of human activities play a decisive role in forest landscape fragmentation.The expansion of construction land and agricultural land intensifies forest fragmentation;however,man-made orderly and planned ecological restoration will greatly improve the forest coverage and improve the spatial form of urban forest landscape.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42171211。
文摘For a long time,due to lack of accurate data covering large areas,it is difficult to capture the continuous spatial evolutionary trajectory of rural settlements shaped by rapid urbanization and rural land use policies.To fill this gap,based on theoretical analysis this paper systemically detected the changing characteristics of scale,spatial morphology,distribution,and land use pattern of rural settlements in Southern Jiangsu in the past 20 years depending on the data of land resource survey in 2009 and 2019.The study suggests that the total area and per capita size of rural settlements declined by 30%and 2%respectively as a result of rural land consolidation and the influx of enormous immigrants from underdeveloped regions.The spatial density and average shape index dropped by 14%and 44%respectively in the recent decade,indicating an evident trend of decentralization in spatial distribution,and regularization in the spatial morphology.Furthermore,residential land within rural settlements decreased by 33%over the past decade while the land for industry and commercial service steadily increased,demonstrating that the function for manufacturing and diversified services had been strengthened.Considering the emerging issue of the aging population and new business opportunities in rural Southern Jiangsu,rural settlements regeneration might be the focus offutureresearch.
基金Project(51274250)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2012BAK09B02-05)supported by the National Key Technology R&D Program during the 12th Five-year Plan of China
文摘An integration processing system of three-dimensional laser scanning information visualization in goaf was developed. It is provided with multiple functions, such as laser scanning information management for goaf, cloud data de-noising optimization, construction, display and operation of three-dimensional model, model editing, profile generation, calculation of goaf volume and roof area, Boolean calculation among models and interaction with the third party soft ware. Concerning this system with a concise interface, plentiful data input/output interfaces, it is featured with high integration, simple and convenient operations of applications. According to practice, in addition to being well-adapted, this system is favorably reliable and stable.
文摘Green Infrastructure(GI)has garnered increasing attention from various regions due to its potential to mitigate urban heat island(UHI),which has been exacerbated by global climate change.This study focuses on the central area of Fuzhou city,one of the“furnace”cities,and aims to explore the correlation between the GI pattern and land surface temperature(LST)in the spring and autumn seasons.The research adopts a multiscale approach,starting from the urban scale and using urban geographic spatial characteristics,multispectral remote sensing data,and morphological spatial pattern analysis(MSPA).Significant MSPA elements were tested and combined with LST to conduct a geographic weighted regression(GWR)experiment.The findings reveal that the UHI in the central area of Fuzhou city has a spatial characteristic of“high temperature in the middle and low temperature around,”which is coupled with a“central scattered and peripheral concentrated”distribution of GI.This suggests that remote sensing data can effectively be utilised for UHI inversion.Additionally,the study finds that the complexity of GI,whether from the perspective of the overall GI pattern or the classification study based on the proportion of the core area,has an impact on the alleviation of UHI in both seasons.In conclusion,this study underscores the importance of a reasonable layout of urban green infrastructure for mitigating UHI.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52378020)Open Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building and Urban Science(Grant No.2023KA02)the Program for HUST Academic Frontier Youth Team(Grant No.2019QYTD10)。
文摘Low-carbon,energy-saving,and health have become a common trend for the whole of mankind.However,how to balance the relationship between energy-saving and healthy indoor environment is a key issue for sustainable building development.This paper extracted the prototypical form of university library atrium based on 44 library cases in Wuhan.A methodology verified with measured data for evaluating building performance was constructed,and the synergistic influence of spatial morphology parameters on the building energy efficiency(BEE)and indoor environmental quality(IEQ)was analyzed.Finally,a multi-objective fast optimization framework coupled with machine learning algorithms was used to achieve the optimal design of university library atrium.The results showed that the parameters that influence the building energy consumption,indoor thermal comfort,daylighting performance most were the height-to-width ratio,the skylight solar heat gain coefficient,and the sidewall window-to-wall ratio,respectively.The machine learning models predicted performance 400 times faster than traditional performance simulations.And compared with the worst-performance scheme,the maximum optimization rate of building energy consumption,indoor thermal comfort,daylighting performance was 29.46%,10.46%,and 65.56%,respectively.The multi-objective fast optimization framework could provide guidance for policy makers and architects to performance-based design in the early design stages of university library atrium.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China[31600579]Henan Provincial Science and Technology Research Project[202102110234]Key Research Projects of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province,China[21A220003].
文摘The destruction of the ecological system caused by urban expansion has led to the environmental deterioration,cities have become increasingly vulnerable.In this study,six districts and counties along the Yellow River in Zhengzhou were selected as the study area.First,green infrastructure elements were extracted by morphological spatial pattern analysis.Then,outside the urban areas,we used connectivity analysis to evaluate the importance of core areas,adopted minimum cumulative resistance model to extract potential corridors,and identified the important corridors by using the gravity model.Finally,in the urban areas,we set up an evaluation system to assess the demands for ecosystem services.The results showed that:(1)Seven landscape types of green infrastructure be identified in study area.(2)There are 17 vital cores,136 potential corridors,and 24 vital corridors outside the urban areas.(3)The blocks with high demand for ecosystem services are mostly concentrated in the old blocks with dense populations and poor infrastructure,and there are 5 blocks with comprehensive high-demand.Based on identified importance for green infrastructure land space,and high-demand level for ecosystem services areas in this study,a green infrastructure net plan was proposed based on spatial conservation prioritisation.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(41671518)。
文摘Accurately assessing the value of ecosystem services and establishing an ecological security pattern to identify the future trends and characteristics of changes in the ecological security pattern and maintain regional ecological security is of great significance for promoting regional sustainability.Based on the calculation of the ecosystem service value in Hubei Province,the study identified the ecological source areas in combination with the types of landscape patterns.It selected the resistance factors that fit the characteristics of the study area in combination with previous studies to establish the ecological resistance surface.The McR model was used to extract the potential ecological corridors in the study area and identify the ecological nodes.Construct the ecological security pattern of Hubei Province from 1992 to 2022 and analyze its spatio-temporal dynamic change characteristics.The research results show that:(1)The value of ecosystem services in Hubei Province has generally shown a fluctuating upward trend from 1992 to 2022.Among the types of ecosystem services,the value of regulatory services accounts for the largest proportion.Among different land use types,the value of ecosystem services provided by forest land types is the highest.(2)A total of 10 ecological sources were extracted in the study.It is mainly distributed in Shennongjia Forestry District,Shiyan City and Enshi City,with a small portion found in the northeastern and southeastern parts of Hubei Province.(3)The 35 potential ecological corridors identified are mainly closed circular structures,presenting a distribution feature of"more in the east and less in the west".(4)Build an ecological security pattern with Jingmen City as the center,connecting Shiyan City,Shennongjia Forestry District,Xianyang City,Huanggang City and Suizhou City.The research put forward optimization suggestions in response to the specific problems existing in the ecological security pattern and the actual ecological conditions of Hubei Province.The research results can provide ideas and methods for the optimization of the ecological security pattern and the high-quality development of the ecosystem in Hubei Province,and at the same time offer reference value for the protection and optimization of ecosystems at other provincial levels.
