Expansion of construction land in the coastal areas : a case study of the Guangdong - Hong Kong - Macao Greater Bay Area, China Ghent University
Unprecedented urbanization has taken place in the coastal areas, resulting in the degradation and loss of terrestrial and marine ecosystems. This study explored the spatial and temporal pattern of urbanization, taken the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) of China as the study area. Our results showed that the GBA has experienced dramatic expansion of construction land with the area increasing from 2607.4 km 2 in 1980 to 8243.5 km ...