Land Use Multifunctions in Metropolis Fringe: Spatiotemporal Identification and Trade-Off Analysis

• Published in: Land (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 87
• Main Authors: Wang, Linlin, Hu, Qiyuan, Liu, Liming, Yuan, Chengcheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Bivariate analysis; Ecological function; Economic development; Economic growth; function evaluation; GDP; grid scale; Gross Domestic Product; Heterogeneity; Land management; Land use; land use functions; Land use management; metropolis fringe; Rural areas; Sustainable development; trade-offs; Tradeoffs; Transition zone; Urbanization; Water pollution; China

As the transition zone between urban and rural, the metropolis fringe is an area where various functions permeate and compete fiercely with each other. Understanding land use functions (LUFs) and their relationships are crucial for both urban and rural sustainable development. In this study, we esta...