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Mining the Urban Sprawl Pattern: A Case Study on Sunan, China.

Ronghua Ma¹, Chaolin Gu², Yingxia Pu³

¹Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, PO Box 210008, P.R. China. mrhua2002@gmail.com.

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China

Keywords:

China Fractal dimension Spatial autocorrelation Sunan Urban sprawl pattern

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Urban geography
Spatial analysis
Socio-economic geography

Background:

Rapid urbanization in China.
Focus on the Sunan region in the Yangtze River Delta.
Need to understand urban spatial evolution.

Purpose of the Study:

Analyze the recent evolution of urban clusters in Sunan.
Investigate the spatial patterns and morphology of urban sprawl.
Link urban spatial changes to socio-economic developments.

Main Methods:

Fractal analysis.
Autocorrelation measures.
Complementary spatial analysis approaches.

Main Results:

Sunan's urban clusters are becoming more homogenous and compact.
Urban growth is concentrated along transportation axes.
Observed changes reflect recent socio-economic shifts in China.

Conclusions:

Urban sprawl in Sunan exhibits distinct spatial patterns.
Morphology of urban growth is influenced by socio-economic factors.
Findings contribute to understanding China's rapid urbanization.