Study on the Delimitation of the Urban Development Boundary in a Special Economic Zone: A Case Study of the Central Urban Area of Doumen in Zhuhai, China

Biao Zheng, Guangsheng Liu, Hongmei Wang, Yingxuan Cheng, Zongliang Lu, Huawei Liu, Xuexin Zhu, Miaomiao Wang and Lu Yi
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Biao Zheng: College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Building 14, Room 408, Guangzhou 510640, China
Guangsheng Liu: College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Building 14, Room 408, Guangzhou 510640, China
Hongmei Wang: College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Building 14, Room 408, Guangzhou 510640, China
Yingxuan Cheng: Guangdong Provincial Institute of Land Surveying and Planning, Guangzhou 510075, China
Zongliang Lu: College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Building 14, Room 408, Guangzhou 510640, China
Huawei Liu: School of Management, Yanching Institute of Technology, Langfang 065201, China
Xuexin Zhu: Qingdao University of Technology, School of Management, Qingdao 266520, China
Miaomiao Wang: College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Building 14, Room 408, Guangzhou 510640, China
Lu Yi: College of Public Management, South China Agricultural University, Building 14, Room 408, Guangzhou 510640, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 3, 1-22

Abstract: Since it implemented open-door policies, China has become the fastest growing economy in the world, and its urbanization level has steadily improved. Taking a special economic zone as the object of study, this paper delineates the urban development boundary of the Central Urban Area of Doumen. Using multiple models and methods, the urban development rigid and elastic boundaries are delineated separately, with the rigid boundary serving as the premise and foundation for delineating the elastic boundary. The results are as follows. First, the scale of the urban development rigid boundary is 79.60 km². Moreover, the scales of the urban development elastic boundaries in 2020 and 2026 are 24.51 km² and 28.53 km², respectively. Second, by delimiting the urban development elastic boundary, the compactness of urban land will be improved. Third, the urban development boundary of this paper is reasonable in theory. This paper suggests that the urban development boundary can curb urban sprawl and guide rational urban development, which is conducive to optimizing an urban spatial layout.

Keywords: urban development boundary; delineation idea; multiple models and methods; urban spatial layout (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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