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Taiyang Zhong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the spatial Pattern of urban Settlement in china from the 1980s to 2010
    Sustainability, 2019
    Co-Authors: Lifeng Shi, Taiyang Zhong
    Abstract:

    The dynamic urbanization process of China has stimulated a massive growth of urban Settlements in the past few decades. With the development of remote sensing technology and the release of the long-time Landsat archive, spatial characteristics of urban Settlement are gradually analyzed on a large scale, and various Patterns are developed for describing and analyzing it. However, the urban Settlement Patterns were mainly quantified by the landscape metrics in existing studies, the underlying features shaping urban Settlement Pattern were always neglected. In this study, we establish a systematic and comprehensive ‘urban development index system’ for describing China’s urban Settlement Pattern and its evolutions during the end of the 1980s through to 2010 by using a series of statistical methods. Results show that (1) urban Settlement Pattern in 2010 is quantified comparatively simpler and more completely than in the end of the 1980s; (2) urban Settlements in western and eastern regions present integrated Pattern and homogeneous attributes, while urban Settlements in central and northeastern regions present relatively complex Pattern and various attributes; (3) urban Settlements with the most variable Pattern are accompanied by the most dynamic population and economic capacity, followed by landscape dispersion. Topographic complexity of urban Settlements generally remained unchanged or with slight fluctuations, therefore, it has limited influence on Settlement Pattern evolution.

Gourguen Davtian - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Richard J. Cebula - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • give me sanctuary the impact of personal freedom afforded by sanctuary cities on the 2010 undocumented immigrant Settlement Pattern within the u s 2sls estimates
    Journal of Economics and Finance, 2016
    Co-Authors: Richard J. Cebula
    Abstract:

    Abstract This study has endeavored to identify key factors that influenced the Settlement Pattern of undocumented immigrants among the 50 U.S. states as of the year 2010. The principal focus of the study is the potential impact of Sanctuary cities on the Settlement Pattern of undocumented immigrants, although both economic and environmental (weather) conditions are included in the analysis as well. The model is estimated by 2SLS both in linear form and semi-log form. Both estimation results imply that the state-level Settlement Pattern of undocumented immigrants was an increasing function of per capita personal income while being a decreasing function of the cost of living, colder climate, and greater humidity. More relevantly, the state-level Settlement Pattern of these immigrants was found to be an increasing function of the number of Sanctuary cities in each state. Among other things, then, the results in this study imply that the well-being of the undocumented immigrant population residing in the U.S. was positively affected by a greater number of Sanctuary cities and the accompanying personal freedom afforded by non-reporting of suspected undocumented immigrants to federal authorities.

  • The impact of unionization and other factors on undocumented immigrant Settlement Patterns in the US
    Applied Economics Letters, 2013
    Co-Authors: Richard J. Cebula, Maggie Foley, Robert Boylan
    Abstract:

    In this study, we seek to add to the literature on undocumented immigrants by (1) identifying key determinants of the Settlement Patterns of undocumented immigrants and (2) testing a new hypothesis, what is referred to here as the ‘union-aversion hypothesis’. This hypothesis is elaborated upon in Section II of this study, but ultimately it argues that undocumented workers prefer to settle in states where the percentage of the labour force that is unionized is lower. Our findings suggest that the state-level Settlement Pattern of undocumented immigrants in the US is an increasing function of a state’s median family income level, the mean January temperature in a state and the relative size of the documented Hispanic population in the state, while being a decreasing function of the overall cost of living in the state. In addition, strong empirical support for the union-aversion hypothesis is obtained, namely the Settlement Pattern of undocumented immigrants is a decreasing function of the percentage of a st...

Lifeng Shi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the spatial Pattern of urban Settlement in china from the 1980s to 2010
    Sustainability, 2019
    Co-Authors: Lifeng Shi, Taiyang Zhong
    Abstract:

    The dynamic urbanization process of China has stimulated a massive growth of urban Settlements in the past few decades. With the development of remote sensing technology and the release of the long-time Landsat archive, spatial characteristics of urban Settlement are gradually analyzed on a large scale, and various Patterns are developed for describing and analyzing it. However, the urban Settlement Patterns were mainly quantified by the landscape metrics in existing studies, the underlying features shaping urban Settlement Pattern were always neglected. In this study, we establish a systematic and comprehensive ‘urban development index system’ for describing China’s urban Settlement Pattern and its evolutions during the end of the 1980s through to 2010 by using a series of statistical methods. Results show that (1) urban Settlement Pattern in 2010 is quantified comparatively simpler and more completely than in the end of the 1980s; (2) urban Settlements in western and eastern regions present integrated Pattern and homogeneous attributes, while urban Settlements in central and northeastern regions present relatively complex Pattern and various attributes; (3) urban Settlements with the most variable Pattern are accompanied by the most dynamic population and economic capacity, followed by landscape dispersion. Topographic complexity of urban Settlements generally remained unchanged or with slight fluctuations, therefore, it has limited influence on Settlement Pattern evolution.

Frank Braemer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.