AN ANALYSIS ON URBAN EXPANSION USING REMOTE SENSING DATA—CASE OF HARBIN, CHINA—

Abstract

Rapid urbanization in China releases huge development potential, meanwhile great challenges also been brought in residents' living and travelling. In this study, we focus on the variations of commuting and residential condition affected by urban expansion in past two decades. Objective remote sensing data is processed to redefine urban area. As deficiency of social survey in developing countries, Alonso's urban economic model is more simple and flexible to be applied. We developed the model by adding a house developer, which made it possible to measure residents' living. Five datasets of Harbin, China from 1994 to 2014 with five years intervals are tested to find some implications.