A Review of Research Works in Sustainable Urban Land Use

摘要

Urban land use is not an unfamiliar topic today. Because of the rapid urbanization process and urban expansion, land use has become a practical issue with increasing concern. The growing concern on sustainable development has led to a new challenge – what is sustainable urban land use and how to make urban land use sustainable. At present, a comprehensive review of the theme can hardly be found for the research scope is so broad and the existing literature is dispersed in this field. To fill the gap, this paper provides a comprehensive review of the research works so far on sustainable urban land use from two perspectives: theoretical development and technological applications. Specifically, detailed review is given from six aspects: urban development patterns, urban land use planning, urban land carrying capacity, urban land-use simulation models, urban land-use sustainability assessment and urban land-use planning support systems. Based on the review, a comparison between the development of theories and technologies for the sustainability of urban land use is given and the future direction of the research on sustainable urban land use is provided.