Fangqu Niu
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View article: Temporal Evolution and Convergence Patterns of Urban Expansion in China: Evidence from 315 Cities over Two Decades
Temporal Evolution and Convergence Patterns of Urban Expansion in China: Evidence from 315 Cities over Two Decades Open
Rapid urbanization in China has driven the continuous expansion of urban land over many years. While most studies have examined the scale, speed, and spatial distribution of urban expansion, few have explored its temporal evolution and con…
View article: Analysis of China’s High-Speed Railway Network Using Complex Network Theory and Graph Convolutional Networks
Analysis of China’s High-Speed Railway Network Using Complex Network Theory and Graph Convolutional Networks Open
This study investigated the characteristics and functionalities of China’s High-Speed Railway (HSR) network based on Complex Network Theory (CNT) and Graph Convolutional Networks (GCN). First, complex network analysis was applied to provid…
View article: The Intercity Industrial Distribution Effects of China’s High-Speed Railway: Evidence from Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Data
The Intercity Industrial Distribution Effects of China’s High-Speed Railway: Evidence from Nighttime Light Remote Sensing Data Open
High-speed railway (HSR) has become a key infrastructure that shapes land use, specifically industrial distribution, and therefore affects urban industrial structure and regional economic patterns. This paper develops a new approach to exa…
View article: Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Determinants of Rural Construction Land in China’s Developed Areas: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta
Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Determinants of Rural Construction Land in China’s Developed Areas: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Open
Rural construction land (RCL) received less attention but played an important role to control rural land use. Studying the RCL of developed areas may provide valuable references for underdeveloped areas to optimize land use. The Yangtze Ri…
View article: Hierarchical spatial pattern of urban agglomeration based on the dynamic and static data：A case study of the Yellow River Ji-shaped bend
Hierarchical spatial pattern of urban agglomeration based on the dynamic and static data：A case study of the Yellow River Ji-shaped bend Open
View article: Correction: Niu, F.; Wang, F. Economic Spatial Structure in China: Evidence from Railway Transport Network. Land 2022, 11, 61
Correction: Niu, F.; Wang, F. Economic Spatial Structure in China: Evidence from Railway Transport Network. Land 2022, 11, 61 Open
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View article: Analysis of the Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Shrinking Cities in China: Evidence from Nighttime Light
Analysis of the Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Shrinking Cities in China: Evidence from Nighttime Light Open
Since the 1980s, rapid urbanization in China has been accompanied by city shrinkage. Identifying shrinking cities and clarifying the spatial and temporal patterns are of great significance for formulating policies and realizing smart shrin…
View article: Urban Expansion in China: Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Determinants
Urban Expansion in China: Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Determinants Open
China’s urbanization has attracted many scholars’ attention due to its significant impact on socioeconomic sustainability. Many studies have explored the spatial pattern and effects of the factors influencing urban expansion. However, the …
View article: Economic Spatial Structure in China: Evidence from Railway Transport Network
Economic Spatial Structure in China: Evidence from Railway Transport Network Open
This study analyzes the structure of China’s overall railway transport network and its sub-networks of conventional railway and high-speed railway, with the aim to understand the country’s economic spatial structure that is reflected by or…
View article: Evaluation of service function of small towns in China from the perspective of borrowed size and agglomeration shadow: A case study of southern Jiangsu Province
Evaluation of service function of small towns in China from the perspective of borrowed size and agglomeration shadow: A case study of southern Jiangsu Province Open
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View article: How Does China’s New Consumption Era Reshape Residents’ Shopping Behaviors from the Perspective of Community in Hohhot, China
How Does China’s New Consumption Era Reshape Residents’ Shopping Behaviors from the Perspective of Community in Hohhot, China Open
In the new consumption era, the popularization and application of information technology has continuously enriched residents’ consumption channels, gradually reshaping their consumption concepts and shopping behaviors. In this paper, Hohho…
View article: Understanding the Spread of COVID-19 in China: Spatial–Temporal Characteristics, Risk Analysis and the Impact of the Quarantine of Hubei Province on the Railway Transportation Network
Understanding the Spread of COVID-19 in China: Spatial–Temporal Characteristics, Risk Analysis and the Impact of the Quarantine of Hubei Province on the Railway Transportation Network Open
The rapid spread of COVID-19 and its global growth constitutes an international public-health emergency, posing a serious threat to global health, safety, and social economy. In this paper, we systematically studied the temporal and spatia…
View article: Research on the Coordinated Development of Global Urban Economic Competitiveness: Based on a Sample of 1007 Cities
Research on the Coordinated Development of Global Urban Economic Competitiveness: Based on a Sample of 1007 Cities Open
Based on the global urban economic competitiveness data in 2017, this study conducts coupling analyses of the competitiveness indicator system. The comprehensive study on the coupling coordination degree among explanatory indexes of urban …
View article: Research on the Hierarchical Spatial Structure of the Urban Agglomeration of the Yellow River Ji‐Shaped Bend
Research on the Hierarchical Spatial Structure of the Urban Agglomeration of the Yellow River Ji‐Shaped Bend Open
Despite the rising interest in understanding the various uses of space of flows, few studies have combined the traditional static urban development level with dynamic space of flows concepts. In the context of the coordinated development o…
View article: Simulating the Sustainability of Xiong’an New Area Undertaking the Industrial Transfer from Beijing
Simulating the Sustainability of Xiong’an New Area Undertaking the Industrial Transfer from Beijing Open
The national new area Xiong’an has been established to take over the noncapital functions of Beijing in China. In light of local resources and environmental constraints, it is important to clarify the mode of industrial transfer for Xiong’…
View article: The Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Risks of COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Effects of Traffic Control
The Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Risks of COVID-19 Pandemic Based on the Effects of Traffic Control Open
On December 31st, 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission issued the first report of the pneumonia epidemic of novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Studies regarding the relationships between traffic and the epidemic situation are f…
View article: Spatial-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Countermeasures of Urban Innovation Space Distribution: An Empirical Study Based on Data of Nanjing High-Tech Enterprises
Spatial-Temporal Evolution Characteristics and Countermeasures of Urban Innovation Space Distribution: An Empirical Study Based on Data of Nanjing High-Tech Enterprises Open
Since the financial crisis in 2008, innovation has gradually become the orientation of global economic development and the strategic choice for China’s urban development. With the transformation of the urban development mode from factor-dr…
View article: Evaluation of Urban Spatial Equality Based on Accessibility to Economic Activities: Beijing as a Case Study
Evaluation of Urban Spatial Equality Based on Accessibility to Economic Activities: Beijing as a Case Study Open
Urban space is the spatial projection of various social and economic activities. Given the complexity of urban functions and the ongoing expansion of urban areas, the spatial differentiation of various economic activities within cities ten…
View article: The Effect of Regional Industrial Restructuring on the Resource Environmental Carrying Capacity in Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China
The Effect of Regional Industrial Restructuring on the Resource Environmental Carrying Capacity in Jingjiang City, Jiangsu Province, China Open
Disordered industrial expansion in a given region leads to the excessive consumption of resources and environmental deterioration. Therefore, the influence of the regional industrial structure and layout on the resource environmental carry…
View article: Urban Industrial Land Expansion and Its Influencing Factors in Shunde: 1995–2017
Urban Industrial Land Expansion and Its Influencing Factors in Shunde: 1995–2017 Open
The change in the industrial land is of great significance to the sustainable development of cities. However, scholars have done relatively little research on this subject, especially on the urban industrial land expansion process and its …
View article: “Local versus Nonlocal” Enterprise Linkages of Global Cities: A Comparison between Beijing and Shanghai, China
“Local versus Nonlocal” Enterprise Linkages of Global Cities: A Comparison between Beijing and Shanghai, China Open
Two global cities of China, Beijing and Shanghai, have completely different development statuses with their hinterlands. There is a large economic development gap between Beijing and its hinterland, Hebei Province, while Shanghai has forme…
View article: Urban Commercial Spatial Structure Optimization in the Metropolitan Area of Beijing: A Microscopic Perspective
Urban Commercial Spatial Structure Optimization in the Metropolitan Area of Beijing: A Microscopic Perspective Open
Urban commercial districts (UCDs) are the concentrated areas for commercial activities in a city, which provide shopping, leisure, business, and other functions. Urban planners usually face problems in how to plan and design UCDs. The layo…
View article: Visualizing the intercity highway network in Mainland China
Visualizing the intercity highway network in Mainland China Open
China is accelerating its high-speed transportation network development. This study develops an equal population map of mainland China and subsequently projects its intercity highways onto the map (Sasi, 2018; Gastner & Newman, 2004).
View article: Visualizing the intercity railway network in Mainland China
Visualizing the intercity railway network in Mainland China Open
This study uses an equal population cartogram to plot the intercity railway network in Mainland China.
View article: An Integrated Land Use and Transport Model to Examine Polycentric Policies of Beijing
An Integrated Land Use and Transport Model to Examine Polycentric Policies of Beijing Open
Beijing’s fast urban growth has caused serious traffic congestion and great environmental damage. The government plans to develop sub-centres in its metropolitan area to ease the pressures associated with being a sole, centralized city ser…
View article: Modeling the population and industry distribution impacts of urban land use policies in Beijing
Modeling the population and industry distribution impacts of urban land use policies in Beijing Open
View article: An activity-based integrated land-use transport model for urban spatial distribution simulation
An activity-based integrated land-use transport model for urban spatial distribution simulation Open
This research develops an activity-based integrated land use/transport interaction model based on the concepts – activities (mainly, households and employment activities), activity location and relocation for Chinese regions. It consists o…
View article: A study on urban economic vulnerability evaluation system
A study on urban economic vulnerability evaluation system Open
Chinese cities face high and rapidly increasing exposure to disasters. Reducing disaster vulnerability is a direct and effective countermeasure for disaster management and risk reduction, which requires first and foremost objective assessm…