Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China
The increasing impacts of human activities on sustainable development have promoted the use of spatial planning as an essential policy tool to governing human activities patterns. However, the effect of spatial planning on such patterns remains insufficiently unexplored. In this study, we used Point...
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| description | The increasing impacts of human activities on sustainable development have promoted the use of spatial planning as an essential policy tool to governing human activities patterns. However, the effect of spatial planning on such patterns remains insufficiently unexplored. In this study, we used Point of Interest (POI) data and spatial statistical methods to analyze the spatial patterns of human activities in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Urban Agglomeration in China between 2018 and 2022, and then evaluated the conformance between these patterns with the planned spatial patterns outlined in the YRD Urban Agglomeration Development Plan. The results show that while the development plan is effective on promoting spatial integration of human activities, it has not fully achieved the intended patterns. Shanghai's prominence as a business center has strengthened over time, though its population and industrial centers have eroded. The Su-Xi-Chang metropolitan area illustrated a high level of spatial integration and has emerged as a key industrial function zone. However, many peripheral cities, including those in Anhui Province, northern Jiangsu Province, and southern Zhejiang Province, remain poorly integrated into the YRD Urban Agglomeration. To conclude, we recommend wider application of social sensing data on plan evaluation and highlight a diverse set of collaborative strategies to strengthen spatial integration between central and neighboring cities, as well as between metropolitan areas within the agglomeration. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b4e6f6fb2c504b689bdc100212f712fb2025-08-20T02:14:19ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352025-08-011441048106210.1016/j.foar.2024.12.004Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in ChinaZhichao He0Wei Zhai1Chunhong Zhao2Department of Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 351008, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Planning, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, United StatesSchool of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China; School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China; Corresponding author. School of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin, 300384, China.The increasing impacts of human activities on sustainable development have promoted the use of spatial planning as an essential policy tool to governing human activities patterns. However, the effect of spatial planning on such patterns remains insufficiently unexplored. In this study, we used Point of Interest (POI) data and spatial statistical methods to analyze the spatial patterns of human activities in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) Urban Agglomeration in China between 2018 and 2022, and then evaluated the conformance between these patterns with the planned spatial patterns outlined in the YRD Urban Agglomeration Development Plan. The results show that while the development plan is effective on promoting spatial integration of human activities, it has not fully achieved the intended patterns. Shanghai's prominence as a business center has strengthened over time, though its population and industrial centers have eroded. The Su-Xi-Chang metropolitan area illustrated a high level of spatial integration and has emerged as a key industrial function zone. However, many peripheral cities, including those in Anhui Province, northern Jiangsu Province, and southern Zhejiang Province, remain poorly integrated into the YRD Urban Agglomeration. To conclude, we recommend wider application of social sensing data on plan evaluation and highlight a diverse set of collaborative strategies to strengthen spatial integration between central and neighboring cities, as well as between metropolitan areas within the agglomeration.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263525000019POISocial sensingHuman activitiesSpatial patternYRD urban agglomerationPlan evaluation |
| spellingShingle | Zhichao He Wei Zhai Chunhong Zhao Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China Frontiers of Architectural Research POI Social sensing Human activities Spatial pattern YRD urban agglomeration Plan evaluation |
| title | Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China |
| title_full | Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China |
| title_fullStr | Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China |
| title_short | Using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning: A case study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China |
| title_sort | using social sensing to evaluate the effect of spatial planning a case study of yangtze river delta urban agglomeration in china |
| topic | POI Social sensing Human activities Spatial pattern YRD urban agglomeration Plan evaluation |
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