Research Article

The Comparison and Modeling of the Driving Factors of Urban Expansion for Thirty-Five Big Cities in the Three Regions in China

Table 2

Urban expansion rate of Eastern China, Middle China, and Western China (%).

PanelEastern ChinaMiddle ChinaWestern China

1990–2010 (panel )688.68149.82265.37
1990–1995 (panel )193.7322.5122.51
1995–2000 (panel )23.9015.9334.47
2000–2005 (panel )73.0045.9044.76
2005–2010 (panel )25.2553.1345.43