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The Dynamic Heterogeneous Relationship between Urban Population Distribution and Built Environment in Xi’an, China: A Case Study

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: The interaction between the population and built environment is a constant topic in urban spaces and is the main driving force of urban evolution. Understanding urban population distribution and its relationship with the built environment could provide guidance for urban planning, traffic, and disaster management. Following this line of thought, this study conducted an empirical analysis in Xi’an, a rapidly developing western city in China. Well-permeated mobile phone location data were used to represent the spatiotemporal dynamics of the population, and the built environment was characterized from five perspectives—transportation, location, building, greenery, and land use—using multisource geospatial data. Finally, the dynamic heterogeneous influence of built environment factors on population distribution was examined using multiscale geographically weighted regression (MGWR). Overall, the influencing coefficients exhibited a significant dynamic changing process from a temporal perspective and simultaneously demonstrated spatial nonstationarity. Moreover, the specific findings about the influence of each built environment factor facilitate a deeper insight into dynamic population distribution and its determinants.

Source: Remote Sensing

DOI: 10.3390/rs15092257

Authors: Xiping Yang, Zhiyuan Zhao, Chaoyang Shi, Lin Luo, Wei Tu

Institutions: Ministry of Natural Resources, Shaanxi Normal University, Fuzhou University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen University

Language: English

Topic: Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,780