Multi-Disciplinary Determination of the Rural/Urban Boundary: A Case Study in Xi'an, China

doi:10.3390/su10082632

	Multi-Disciplinary Determination of the Rural/Urban Boundary: A Case Study in Xi'an, China
	Fang, Lei 1,2; Wang, Yingjie 1,2
刊名	SUSTAINABILITY
	2018-08-01
卷号	10 期号:8 页码:13
关键词	rural/urban boundary multi-conditional judgment Xi'an China urban planning
ISSN号	2071-1050
DOI	10.3390/su10082632
通讯作者	Wang, Yingjie(wangyj@lreis.ac.cn)
英文摘要	Rapid urbanization in China has blurred the boundaries between rural and urban areas in both geographic and conceptual terms. Accurately identifying this boundary in a given area is an important prerequisite for studies of these areas, but previous research has used fairly simplistic factors to distinguish the two areas (such as population density). In this study, we built a model combining multi-layer conditions and cumulative percentage methods based on five indicators linking spatial, economic, and demographic factors to produce a more comprehensive and quantitative method for identifying rural and urban areas. Using Xi'an, China as a case study, our methods produced a more accurate determination of the rural-urban divide when compared to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Specifically, the urbanization level was 3.24% lower in the new model, with a total urban area that was 621.87 km(2) lower. These results were checked by field survey and satellite imagery for accuracy. This new model thus provides local governments and other interested parties a theoretical and technological foundation for more accurate rural/urban planning and management in the future.
资助项目	National Bureau of Statistics ; UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	MDPI
WOS记录号	WOS:000446767700048
资助机构	National Bureau of Statistics ; UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/52739]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Wang, Yingjie
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, State Key Lab Resources & Environm Informat Syst, 11A Datun Rd, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, 19A Yuquan Rd, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fang, Lei,Wang, Yingjie. Multi-Disciplinary Determination of the Rural/Urban Boundary: A Case Study in Xi'an, China[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2018,10(8):13.
APA	Fang, Lei,&Wang, Yingjie.(2018).Multi-Disciplinary Determination of the Rural/Urban Boundary: A Case Study in Xi'an, China.SUSTAINABILITY,10(8),13.
MLA	Fang, Lei,et al."Multi-Disciplinary Determination of the Rural/Urban Boundary: A Case Study in Xi'an, China".SUSTAINABILITY 10.8(2018):13.