Spatial change and scale dependence of built-up land expansion and landscape pattern evolution—Case study of affected area of the lower Yellow River

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 141; p. 109123
• Main Authors: Yang, Dan, Zhang, Pengyan, Jiang, Ling, Zhang, Ying, Liu, Zhenyue, Rong, Tianqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Built-up land expansion; habitat fragmentation; land use change; Landscape pattern evolution; landscapes; Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR); rivers; social welfare; Spatial change; sustainable development; The affected area of the Lower Yellow River; urban development; Yellow River; Yellow River; Landscape pattern evolution; Spatial change; Built-up land expansion; The affected area of the Lower Yellow River; Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression (MGWR)

•Infilling is the current dominant mode of built-up land expansion.•Built-up land expansion will increase the fragmentation and complexity of landscape pattern.•Homogeneity and heterogeneity in the relationships between built-up land expansion and landscape patterns were subject to the coupled influ...