“…However, studies on small-and medium-sized cities include Chen et al (2017) , who studied land use dynamics and rural settlement transitions in Huisan, China; and Fahmi, Hudalah, Rahayu and Woltjer, (2014) , who observed urban expansion in Cirebon, Indonesia. Also, Setyono, Yunus, and Giyarsih (2016) investigated the spatial pattern of urbanization and small cities development in Central Java, Indonesia, while Hsieh, Hu, Chia and Liu (2014) researched the patterns and spatial dynamics of industrial districts in Hsincu, Taiwan. Shi, Sun, Zhu, Li and Mei (2012) analysed growth types and growth density distribution in Lianyungang City, China.…”