Spatial Pattern Evolution and Optimization of Urban System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China, Based on DMSP-OLS Night Light Data
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Research Area and Data
2.1. Research Area Introduction
2.2. Data
2.2.1. DMSP/OLS Night Light Data
2.2.2. Land Use Data
2.2.3. Vegetation Index Data
2.2.4. Surface Temperature Data
3. Research Methods
3.1. Cluster Analysis of Raw Lighting Data
3.2. Extract the Area of Urban Built-Up Area
3.3. Use Landscape Pattern Change Analysis Method
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Evolution Characteristics of Urban System Spatial Patterns in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
4.1.1. Trends in the Indicators of Total Landscape Area, Total Plaque and Plaque Density
4.1.2. Trends in the Indicators of Total Boundary Length, Average Boundary Density and Landscape Shape Index
4.1.3. Trends in the Indicators of Maximum Plaque Index and Aggregation Index
4.2. Countermeasures and Suggestions on Optimizing the Development of Spatial Pattern of Urban System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
4.2.1. Implementation of the Outline of the Development Plan for the Yangtze River Economic Belt and a Formulation of Other Relevant Plans with High Specifications
4.2.2. Concentration on the Development of Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu and Chongqing, and the Enhancement of the Core Role and Radiation of These Four Core Cities
4.2.3. Actively Develop Large and Medium-Sized Cities and Steadily Expand the Scale of Development of Small Towns, thus Building a Scientific and Rational Town Hierarchy
4.3. Evolution Process of the Spatial Pattern of Urban Systems in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | 1 | 10.81 | 68.2% | 9072 |
2 | 32.41 | 32.8% | 5125 | |
2000 | 1 | 33.83 | 34.9% | 7126 |
2 | 11.97 | 66.1% | 11,237 | |
2005 | 1 | 14.81 | 66.5% | 9620 |
2 | 35.73 | 36.5% | 12,373 |
Year | TA (km2) | NP | PDh | LPI (%) | TE (km) | ED (m/km2) | LSI | AI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | 10,383.25 | 370 | 2.13 | 99.44 | 678.64 | 3.91 | 4.50 | 99.71 |
1993 | 8505.45 | 243 | 1.40 | 99.54 | 479.76 | 2.77 | 4.13 | 99.76 |
1994 | 16,527.10 | 414 | 2.39 | 99.15 | 903.92 | 5.21 | 4.93 | 99.66 |
1995 | 16,805.90 | 410 | 2.36 | 99.13 | 900.56 | 5.19 | 4.93 | 99.66 |
1996 | 14,429.95 | 357 | 2.06 | 99.25 | 773.20 | 4.46 | 4.68 | 99.69 |
1997 | 13,638.65 | 355 | 2.05 | 99.29 | 761.92 | 4.39 | 4.66 | 99.69 |
1998 | 15,623.05 | 415 | 2.39 | 99.19 | 881.28 | 5.08 | 4.89 | 99.67 |
1999 | 16,855.10 | 411 | 2.37 | 99.13 | 905.12 | 5.22 | 4.93 | 99.66 |
2000 | 23,691.85 | 491 | 2.83 | 98.8 | 1172.40 | 6.76 | 5.44 | 99.60 |
2001 | 24,417.55 | 501 | 2.89 | 98.74 | 1191.60 | 6.87 | 5.48 | 99.59 |
2002 | 36,030.80 | 703 | 4.05 | 98.14 | 1706.64 | 9.84 | 6.46 | 99.48 |
2003 | 30,555.25 | 568 | 3.27 | 98.41 | 1426.16 | 8.22 | 5.92 | 99.54 |
2004 | 42,523.15 | 720 | 4.15 | 97.73 | 1870.24 | 10.78 | 6.77 | 99.44 |
2005 | 35,583.90 | 543 | 3.13 | 98.05 | 1464.72 | 8.44 | 6.00 | 99.53 |
2006 | 47,437.00 | 642 | 3.70 | 97.37 | 1814.48 | 10.46 | 6.66 | 99.45 |
2007 | 58,668.95 | 786 | 4.53 | 96.88 | 2210.64 | 12.74 | 7.41 | 99.36 |
2008 | 59,919.45 | 777 | 4.48 | 96.82 | 2206.96 | 12.72 | 7.41 | 99.36 |
2009 | 52,010.55 | 697 | 4.02 | 97.32 | 2010.16 | 11.59 | 7.03 | 99.41 |
2010 | 94,119.60 | 1095 | 6.31 | 95.24 | 3240.32 | 18.68 | 9.37 | 99.13 |
2011 | 86,120.50 | 1046 | 6.03 | 95.63 | 3031.76 | 17.48 | 8.97 | 99.18 |
2012 | 92,424.25 | 1083 | 6.24 | 95.30 | 3266.16 | 18.83 | 9.42 | 99.12 |
2013 | 110,915.25 | 1253 | 7.22 | 94.4 | 3898.16 | 22.47 | 10.62 | 98.98 |
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Zhong, Y.; Lin, A.; Zhou, Z.; Chen, F. Spatial Pattern Evolution and Optimization of Urban System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China, Based on DMSP-OLS Night Light Data. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3782. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su10103782
Zhong Y, Lin A, Zhou Z, Chen F. Spatial Pattern Evolution and Optimization of Urban System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China, Based on DMSP-OLS Night Light Data. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3782. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su10103782
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhong, Yang, Aiwen Lin, Zhigao Zhou, and Feiyan Chen. 2018. "Spatial Pattern Evolution and Optimization of Urban System in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China, Based on DMSP-OLS Night Light Data" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3782. https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/su10103782