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Landscape Evolution and Its Driving Forces in the Rapidly Urbanized Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, a Case Study in Zhuhai City, South China

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  • Miaomiao Liu

    (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Protection, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
    Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China)

  • Guishan Chen

    (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Protection, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
    Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China)

  • Guanhua Li

    (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Protection, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
    Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China)

  • Yingyu Huang

    (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Protection, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
    Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China)

  • Kaiwei Luo

    (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Protection, Institute of Marine Sciences, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
    Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China)

  • Changfa Zhan

    (Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai 519000, China)

Abstract

Over the past four decades, urban expansions driven by rapid economic development and climate change have exerted profound impacts on land-use dynamics in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area. However, our understanding of the interplay of different urban landscape patterns in this rapid urbanization zone remains limited. This study examines remote sensing data from 1999, 2009, and 2019 to analyze the spatial heterogeneity of the urbanization impact on landscape patterns, as well as driving forces, in Zhuhai City, in the western part of the Great Bay. The findings reveal that land-use changes in Zhuhai City are primarily characterized by the conversion of cultivated land and water areas into construction land and forest land, particularly in the western part of the city. These changes may result from rapid urbanization, leading to increased fragmentation and spatial aggregation of landscape patterns. Landscape pattern changes in Zhuhai City were related to both socio-economic development and natural environment change. The urbanization has promoted the agricultural transformation with a loss of cultivated land and water areas. Additionally, this study suggests that the coordination of land use along with the protection and construction of the ecological environment is urgently needed to achieve sustainable development in the region.

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  • Miaomiao Liu & Guishan Chen & Guanhua Li & Yingyu Huang & Kaiwei Luo & Changfa Zhan, 2023. "Landscape Evolution and Its Driving Forces in the Rapidly Urbanized Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area, a Case Study in Zhuhai City, South China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(17), pages 1-23, August.
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