Urban fringe is an active expanding belt, indicating urban-rural interaction processes. Previous studies have attempted to define urban as the transitional area between and rural areas, but there a lack of quantitative analysis periphery boundaries. We developed novel, Spatial Segmentation Model (SSM), detect extent via calculating share built-up land. Within fringe, we statistically compared n...

The approach of this study was to determine, theoretically, what impact current and future urban land use in the coastal city of Houston, Texas has on the space and time evolution of precipitation on a `typical' summer day. Regional model simulations of a case study for 25 July 2001 were applied to investigate possible effects of urban land cover on precipitation development. Simulations in whi...

The urban fringe, as a part of an spatial form, plays considerably major role in expansion and shrinking. After decades rapid development, Chinese cities have advanced from simple stage to expansion–shrinking-coexistence stage. In shrinking expansion, the fringe shows different characteristics requirements for specific aspects such planning, land use, landscape, ecological protection, architect...