The distribution characteristics and driving mechanism of vacant land in Chengdu, China: A perspective of urban shrinkage and expansion

Wei Zhang, Yuqing Li and Caigui Zheng

Land Use Policy, 2023, vol. 132, issue C

Abstract: Solving the land vacancy problem and promoting urban transformation is a crucial challenge for the new urbanization construction in China, especially under the dual pressure of rapid urban expansion and localized shrinkage. This study explores the spatial distribution rules and driving mechanisms of urban vacant land (UVL) in Chengdu, China, using GIS spatial analysis and multi-scale geographically weighted regression (MGWR) model. Our results indicated that there are 3859 UVLs in Chengdu, accounting for 16.19 % of the total construction land. There are three typical characteristics for their spatial distribution: typological differentiation, circular structure, and spatial agglomeration. The double-layer classification scheme of UVL from the perspective of urban shrinkage and expansion is a promising option for the future research. Furthermore, location, economic vitality, infrastructure, and natural conditions significantly impact the distribution of UVL, but the driving mechanisms of shrinking and expanding vacant lots are different. The impact intensity of the driving factors has significant spatial non-stationarity characteristics, and their driving directions may even be the opposite among different regions. The formation causes of UVL are complex and multi-dimensional, and future research should fully consider spatial scale dependence.

Keywords: Urban vacant land; Intensive land use; New urbanization construction; Driving mechanism; Multi-scale geographic weighted regression; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837723002788
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:132:y:2023:i:c:s0264837723002788

DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106812

Access Statistics for this article

Land Use Policy is currently edited by Jaap Zevenbergen

More articles in Land Use Policy from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Joice Jiang ().