Table 4 Changes in growth patterns of rural settlements in Guangdong Province from 2002 to 2022.
From: Spatiotemporal dynamics of rural settlement evolution in Guangdong Province, China
Regiongs | cities | 2002–2012 | 2012–2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
Pearl River Delta region (from reduction to integration) | Guangzhou | Reduction | Integration |
Shenzhen | Reduction | Integration | |
Foshan | Reduction | Integration | |
Dongguan | Reduction | Integration | |
Zhongshan | Reduction | Integration | |
Zhuhai | Integration | Integration | |
Huizhou | Integration | Integration | |
Zhaoqing | Integration | Integration | |
Jiangmen | Reduction | Reduction | |
Eastern Guangdong area (from reduction to integration) | Shantou | Contraction | Integration |
Shanwei | Reduction | Reduction | |
Chaozhou | Integration | Integration | |
Jieyang | Integration | Integration | |
Western Guangdong (from reduction to expansion) | Maoming | Integration | Expansion |
Yangjiang | Reduction | Integration | |
Zhanjiang | Reduction | Expansion | |
Northern Guangdong (from integration to reduction) | Shaoguan | Integration | Reduction |
Yunfo | Reduction | Integration | |
Meizhou | Expansion | Reduction | |
Qingyuan | Reduction | Reduction | |
Heyuan | Expansion | Reduction |
