Land subsidence is a common geological hazard in urban areas. It can be caused by human activities such as land reclamation and subway construction. However, rapid urbanization accelerate the progress of these activities. Therefore, spatial-temporal analysis provide guarantee for progress. In this study, Shenzhen, one fastest urbanizing cities China, selected continued monitoring. We collected ...

Our planet is rapidly urbanizing. Research has recognized the complexity of city-driven dynamics, but our political realities have yet to catch up. A new narrative sustainable urban development must become central global policymaking help humanity respond most pressing social and environmental challenges.

Influenced by globalization, rural transition in developed Western countries has experienced processes of productivism, post-productivism, and multifunctional development. By contrast, most developing been accompanied rapid urbanization, which become a core topic geography research. As the world’s largest country, China undergone profound development since reform opening-up. Moreover, spaces so...

While it is widely recognized that exposure to residential greenness beneficial older adults’ health and wellbeing, surprisingly few studies have examined whether the health-promoting effect of varies between urban rural populations in China, a rapidly urbanizing country. In addition, most previous on greenness-health associations China used data collected particular city instead entire country...

Summary Sea-level rise threatens both human communities and vulnerable species within coastal areas. Joint spatial planning can allow conservation social resiliency goals to work in synergy. We present a case study integrating distribution information of threatened saltmarsh bird, the eastern black rail ( Laterallus jamaicensis ), with facilitate such joint planning. constructed model for an ur...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous organic pollutants in urban environments and are considered as the priority pollutants by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The objective of this study was to determine the depth-wise distribution (0–15, 15–30, and 30–45 cm) of 16 PAHs compounds in four urban soils of different land uses (residential, public parks, public buildings,...

Spatial planning is crucial for sponge city (SC) construction; however, prioritizing SC sites at the watershed scale has not been fully explored. In this study, a multi-criteria decision model, considering demand and suitability of construction, was established by monitoring, model simulation, index calculation. This new then tested in rapidly urbanizing watershed, Beijing, China, priority cons...