Urban land cover has major impacts on a city's ecosystem services and the inherent quality of its urban residential environment. The spatio-temporal distribution of impervious surface area and green areas in Chinese cities has exhibited a significantly marked difference in comparison with USA cities. This study focused on monitoring and comparing the spatio-temporal dynamics, land cover patterns and characteristics of functional regions in six Chinese (n=3) and USA (n=3) cities. The study data were collated from Landsat TM/MSS imagery during the period 1978-2010. Results indicate that Chinese cities have developed compactly over the past three decades, while development has been notably dispersed among USA cities. Mean vegetation coverage in USA cities is approximately 2.2 times that found amongst Chinese urban agglomerations. Land use types within Chinese cities are significantly more complex, with a higher density of impervious surface area. Conversely, the central business district (CBD) and residential areas within USA cities were comprised of a lower proportion of impervious surface area and a higher proportion of green land. Results may be used to contribute to future urban planning and administration efforts in both China and the USA.
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Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Cao, Xin
Onishi, Akio
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Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Onishi, Akio
Chen, Jin
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Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R ChinaBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Chen, Jin
Imura, Hidefumi
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Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Grimm, Nancy B.
Faeth, Stanley H.
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Faeth, Stanley H.
Golubiewski, Nancy E.
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New Zealand Ctr Ecol Econ, Palmerston North, New ZealandArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Golubiewski, Nancy E.
Redman, Charles L.
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Sustainabil, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Redman, Charles L.
Wu, Jianguo
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
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Wu, Jianguo
Bai, Xuemei
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CSIRO Sustainable Ecosyst, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Bai, Xuemei
Briggs, John M.
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Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Cao, Xin
Onishi, Akio
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Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Onishi, Akio
Chen, Jin
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Beijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R ChinaBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
Chen, Jin
Imura, Hidefumi
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Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Environm Studies, Nagoya, Aichi 4648601, JapanBeijing Normal Univ, State Key Lab Earth Surface Proc & Resource Ecol, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Grimm, Nancy B.
Faeth, Stanley H.
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Faeth, Stanley H.
Golubiewski, Nancy E.
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New Zealand Ctr Ecol Econ, Palmerston North, New ZealandArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Golubiewski, Nancy E.
Redman, Charles L.
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Sustainabil, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Redman, Charles L.
Wu, Jianguo
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Arizona State Univ, Sch Sustainabil, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Wu, Jianguo
Bai, Xuemei
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CSIRO Sustainable Ecosyst, Canberra, ACT 2601, AustraliaArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
Bai, Xuemei
Briggs, John M.
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Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USAArizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA