The Heterogeneous Impact of High-Speed Railway on Urban Expansion in China

Dan, He; Chen, Zixuan; Zhou, Jing; Yang, Ting; Lu, Linlin

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“…Lin, S., Dhakal, P.R., and Wu, Z. hold the same opinion in their works, noting at the same time that high-speed rail helps to eliminate the "economic gap" between cities [4]. This opinion is also supported by the works of Xuehui Yang, Shanlang Lin, Jiaping Zhang and Minghua He, as well as He, D., Chen, Z., Zhou, J., Yang, T., Lu, L [5,7]. Wang L and Huang Y also join the general view of the great impact of high-speed rail development in their work, but highlight how high-speed rail encourages the concentration of people around large stations and generally placing them in previously unpopulated areas [12].…”

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Current problems in developing the new silk road from China to Europe

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The rapid development of China dates back to the twentieth century. From an economically underdeveloped country, China has become one of the economic leaders of the world, a major exporter of goods around the world. In the twenties of the twenty-first century, it has in its hands a resource that no other country can boast of. One of China’s great boasts is its extensive network of high-speed railway lines (HSR). The length of China’s HSR surpasses all existing HSRs in the world. In 2012, the country proposed a lucrative project: building a new HSR network across Eurasia to link a number of countries. And while some work is currently underway, there is still no clear plan. The project seems promising not only for China, but also for the other participating countries; it would develop the regions and the economy as a whole and anchor the countries on the world stage in terms of freight transport. But in the ten years of the project’s existence, no clear implementation has come to fruition. It is necessary to find out what is stalling the project and find solutions to existing problems. Or, on the contrary, to finally recognize that the project is considered unprofitable for a number of countries. It is known that part of the territory of Russia, a country that has not yet given a clear answer to this project, will be the largest section of this road, which means it is worth digging deeper into the problem of this project in Russia as well.

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Spatial Effects of Railway Network Construction on Urban Sprawl and Its Mechanisms: Evidence from Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China

Yi,

He,

2023

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Urban sprawl has become a notable feature in China. Previous studies have found that railway development has a significant effect on urban sprawl. However, the detailed mechanisms of how railways affect urban sprawl have not been studied in depth. Furthermore, China’s railway system has already formed a network. The network status of cities within the railway network may affect urban sprawl, but few studies have examined this factor. In this context, to explore the effects of railway networks on urban sprawl and the mechanisms of these effects, this study applied the social network analysis (SNA) method to measure the indicators of railway network characteristics and conducted panel model regression with the above indicators using the data from 26 cities from 2011 to 2019 in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Railway network construction has a significantly positive impact on urban sprawl through the network agglomeration and diffusion mechanisms. (2) The network agglomeration mechanism improves the location condition of the central cities on the railway network, which encourages urban sprawl as an agglomeration pattern. (3) The network diffusion mechanism enhances the integration of the peripheral cities with the central city on the railway network, which encourages urban sprawl as a diffusion pattern. The network diffusion mechanism is heterogeneous in metropolitan areas (MAs) for the different levels of central city agglomeration. The findings provide a reference for railway construction and urban planning.

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Relationships between Landscape Patterns and Hydrological Processes in the Subtropical Monsoon Climate Zone of Southeastern China

Wei

Dong

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Remote Sensing

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With rapid economic development, extensive human activity has changed landscape patterns (LPs) dramatically, which has further influenced hydrological processes. However, the effects of LPs changes on hydrological processes, especially for the streamflow–sediment relationship in the subtropical monsoon climate zone, have not been reported. In our study, 10 watersheds with different sizes in the subtropical monsoon climate zone of southeastern China were chosen as the study area, and the effect of the 14 most commonly used landscape metrics (LMs) on 4 typical hydrological indices (water yields (WY), the runoff coefficient (RC), the soil erosion modulus (SEM), and the suspended sediment concentration (SSC)) were analyzed based on land use maps and hydrological data from 1990 to 2019. The results reveal that the LP characteristics within the study area have changed significantly. The number of patches and landscape shape indices were significantly positively correlated with watershed size (p < 0.01). For most watersheds, the largest patch index was negatively correlated with WY, RC, and SEM, and the perimeter area fractal dimension was positively correlated with WY, RC, SEM, and SSC. The effects of several LMs on the hydrological indices had scale effects. WY/RC and the interspersion and juxtaposition index were negatively correlated in most larger watersheds but were positively correlated in most smaller watersheds. Similar results were found for Shannon’s diversity/evenness index and SEM. In general, an increase in a small patch of landscape and in landscape diversity would increase WY, the fragmentation of LPs would result in more soil erosion, and LPs would affect the relationship between streamflow and sediment yield. As a result, a proper decrease in landscape fragmentation and physical connectivity in the subtropical monsoon climate zone of southeastern China would benefit soil erosion prevention. These results enhance the knowledge about the relationship between LPs and hydrological processes in the subtropical monsoon climate zone of southeastern China and benefit local water and soil conservation efforts.

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The Heterogeneous Impact of High-Speed Railway on Urban Expansion in China

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References 44 publications

Current problems in developing the new silk road from China to Europe

Current problems in developing the new silk road from China to Europe

Spatial Effects of Railway Network Construction on Urban Sprawl and Its Mechanisms: Evidence from Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration, China

Relationships between Landscape Patterns and Hydrological Processes in the Subtropical Monsoon Climate Zone of Southeastern China

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