Urban fringe belts: evidence from China

Whitehand, Jeremy; Gu, Kai

doi:10.1177/0265813515608849

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“…Studies conducted from a socio-political perspective include Deputla's (2014) research on the fringe belt developments of Torun in Poland, interpreting them within the framework of war periods and the effects of the socialist era, and Camiz and Bruccoleri's (2015) studies on the fringe belt formations of Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus, which highlight the impact of border policies and political processes. Whitehand and Gu (2017) emphasize the presence of city walls as a fixation line in European cities, which has a more prolonged lifespan in Chinese cities due to socio-political reasons, and their articles focusing on Nanjing's fringe belt development from the 10th century to the 2000s reveal the effects of city walls on fringe belt formations.…”

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An overview of fringe belt literature through studies from different perspectives

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2023

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The fringe belt phenomenon, which was conceptually put forth by Herbert Luis in 1936, developed by M.R.G. Conzen starting from 1960, and placed on a historico-geographical basis in the context of urban rent theories by J.W.R. Whitehand, has been studied by researchers with different perspectives in cities developed with distinct socio-economic and cultural dynamics in various parts of the world. This paper aims to reveal how the fringe belt concept, which emerged within the Conzenian tradition of urban morphology turn into a phenomenon, has been handled from the time it first appeared to the present, to examine the contribution of different perspectives to the fringe belt literature and to present suggestions for the development of the concept. Selected from peer-viewed journals and academic conferences, 53 different fringe belt studies were examined according to their publication periods, within the framework of spatial, economic, social, and planning perspectives previously discussed by Ünlü (2013) as well as the ecological perspective. In this context, the selected studies are examined based on the case areas, methodology, and main findings on fringe belt formation and change. Property perspective is discussed as a hybrid approach in fringe belt studies. Finally, further research proposals are emphasized in order to realize the fringe belt phenomenon as durable and sustainable urban spaces.

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An overview of fringe belt literature through studies from different perspectives

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“…The meanings of urban sprawl are contested and differ between morphological, instrumental and policy-based research. In an attempt to define the geographical context of urban sprawl, empirical research suggests that urban sprawl is an all-embracing geography that involves processes of suburbanisation (Charmes and Keil 2015), peri-urbanisation (Ravetz and Loibl 2011) and transformation of fringebelt areas (Whitehand and Gu 2017). Urban sprawl describes a morphology largely characterised by residential neighbourhoods, high levels of car-dependency, single land-uses, and lack of physical continuity (Jaret et al 2009).…”

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Determinants of urban sprawl in Latin America: evidence from Santiago de Chile

Silva

Vergara‐Perucich

2021

SN Soc Sci

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Urban sprawl has been widely discussed in regard of its economic, political, social and environmental impacts. Consequently, several planning policies have been placed to stop—or at least restrain—sprawling development. However, most of these policies have not been successful at all as anti-sprawl policies partially address only a few determinants of a multifaceted phenomenon. This includes processes of extended suburbanisation, peri-urbanisation and transformation of fringe/belt areas of city-regions. Using as a case study the capital city of Chile—Santiago—thirteen determinants of urban sprawl are identified as interlinked at the point of defining Santiago's sprawling geography as a distinctive space that deserves planning and policy approaches in its own right. Unpacking these determinants and the policy context within which they operate is important to better inform the design and implementation of more comprehensive policy frameworks to manage urban sprawl and its impacts.

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“…Since the reform and opening up, China has experienced unprecedented growth of urbanization and completed the great transformation from a country dominated by an agricultural population to an urban population (Chen et al, 2018;Feng et al, 2019). Rapid urbanization not only promotes the implementation of urban-rural integration development strategies, but also provides unprecedented development opportunities for urban fringes (Whitehand and Gu, 2017;Liu et al, 2018). The urban fringe is a region located at the outer boundaries of a city and serves as a transition zone between urban and rural areas, encompassing suburban developments and rural lands undergoing urbanization (Simon et al, 2004).…”

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An accurate fringe extraction model of small- and medium-sized urban areas using multi-source data

Peng

Liu

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Urban fringes are of great significance to urban development as connecting hubs between urban and rural areas. However, there are many problems in urban fringes, including disorderly spatial layout, waste of social resources, and low quality of human settlements. Rapid and accurate identification of urban fringes has important practical significance for optimizing urban spatial layout, controlling urban unlimited expansion, and protecting land resources. Given the lack of suitable and high-quality fringe extraction models for small- and medium-sized urban areas, this study was based on Gaofen-2 (GF-2) imagery, Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (NPP-VIIRS) imagery, point of interest (POI) data, and WorldPop data, taking the landscape disorder degree, POI kernel density, and night light intensity as urban feature factors and constructing a fringe extraction model of small- and medium-sized urban areas (FEM-SMU). Taking Hantai District in China as the study area, the results of the model were compared to the landscape disorder degree threshold method and POI kernel density breakpoint analysis method, while the generality of the model was further tested in Shangzhou and Hanbin Districts. The results show that the FEM-SMU model has evident improvements over the conventional methods in terms of accuracy, detail, and integrity, and has higher versatility, which can better meet the research needs of small- and medium-sized urban fringes.

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Urban fringe belts: evidence from China

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

An overview of fringe belt literature through studies from different perspectives

An overview of fringe belt literature through studies from different perspectives

Determinants of urban sprawl in Latin America: evidence from Santiago de Chile

An accurate fringe extraction model of small- and medium-sized urban areas using multi-source data

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