Exploration of the Urbanization Process and Its Impact on Vegetation in 125 Resource-Based Cities in China and Comparison with Other Cities

• Published in: Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 16; no. 19; p. 3640
• Main Authors: Han, Jiazheng, Sajadi, Payam, Hu, Zhenqi, Zhou, Kaiping, Li, Shijin, Feng, Zhanjie, Pilla, Francesco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Automation; Cities; Coexistence; Data smoothing; Datasets; Economic development; Environmental aspects; Green building (Construction); Green development; Greening; Land settlement; resource curse; resource-based city; Sustainable development; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban sprawl; Urbanization; Vegetation; Vegetation cover; vegetation coverage; Vegetation dynamics; China

Resource-based cities (RBCs) in China are at a historic juncture in their transformative development. Observing and assessing the role of the resource curse in urban expansion and greening is crucial for the sustainable development of these cities. This study proposes a new framework to extract urba...