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Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban sprawl in China from 2000 to 2020

Yiming Houa State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;b School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0007-0626-4807View further author information
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Qingxu Huanga State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;b School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Qiang Rena State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;c School of International Affairs and Public Administration, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3203-1605View further author information
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Tianci Gud Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9466-5545View further author information
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Yihan Zhoua State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;b School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Pengxin Wua State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;b School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yuxiang Fana State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;b School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Guoliang Zhua State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China;b School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Article: 2351262 | Received 12 Dec 2023, Accepted 30 Apr 2024, Published online: 10 May 2024

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