Research Article

Quantifying Urban Sprawl and Its Driving Forces in China

Table 5

The results of the subregional sample.

VariablesEasternCentralWestern
Urban SprawlPopulation DensityUrban SprawlPopulation DensityUrban SprawlPopulation Density

-0.1160.0791.273∗∗∗-0.1010.125-0.097
(-0.917)(0.772)(3.283)(-0.754)(0.959)(-0.857)
-0.0240.0751.063∗∗∗-0.1220.045-0.055
(-0.236)(0.905)(3.402)(-1.138)(0.463)(-0.657)
0.022-0.017-0.223∗∗∗0.020-0.0290.024
(0.929)(-0.884)(-3.006)(0.795)(-1.187)(1.096)
-0.0080.001-0.0220.0040.0130.001
(-1.076)(0.155)(-1.055)(0.581)(1.619)(0.109)
-0.0080.013-0.060-0.0060.001-0.044
(-0.48)(0.956)(-1.154)(-0.360)(0.032)(-1.359)
0.0160.010-0.0160.020-0.0320.020
(0.816)(0.621)(-0.270)(0.999)(-1.436)(1.041)
0.013-0.0260.034-0.029∗0.000-0.004
(0.642)(-1.499)(0.747)(-1.826)(-0.004)(-0.223)
-0.0240.000-0.0810.071∗∗∗0.0030.026∗
(-1.307)(-0.017)(-1.322)(3.367)(0.182)(1.909)
0.033∗-0.019-0.0250.004-0.0120.014∗
(1.777)(-1.273)(-0.489)(0.227)(-1.347)(1.842)
W0.128-0.1510.3950.0580.195-0.019
(0.673)(-0.978)(0.760)(0.325)(1.216)(-0.136)
W-0.054-0.0990.4370.0100.276-0.109
(-0.368)(-0.834)(1.052)(0.074)(2.424)(-1.101)
W-0.0250.032-0.071-0.016-0.0380.005
(-0.698)(1.096)(-0.711)(-0.471)(-1.255)(0.178)
W-0.0060.0070.0350.003-0.0090.019
(-0.499)(0.735)(1.129)(0.245)(-0.664)(1.727)
W0.028-0.0370.0560.0240.0060.077
(1.026)(-1.641)(0.538)(0.657)(0.132)(1.811)
W0.009-0.0190.0120.0530.066∗∗-0.032
(0.295)(-0.771)(0.121)(1.504)(2.097)(-1.157)
W-0.0230.0390.260∗∗∗-0.081∗∗-0.053∗0.021
(-0.763)(1.605)(2.709)(-2.449)(-1.763)(0.787)
W-0.0240.038-0.359∗∗∗-0.0150.0280.005
(-0.784)(1.503)(-3.119)(-0.379)(0.958)(0.206)
W0.007-0.0430.058-0.090∗∗0.012-0.002
(0.181)(-1.391)(0.537)(-2.436)(0.907)(-0.203)
ρ0.0080.108∗∗0.0650.110∗∗0.189∗∗∗0.135∗∗∗
(0.167)(2.445)(1.431)(2.458)(4.218)(2.941)
Space-fixedYesYesYesYesYesYes
Time-fixedYesYesYesYesYesYes
R-squared0.9340.9550.6850.9480.9220.941
Log-likelihood761.164884.21651.525689.940530.713601.290
Moran’s I0.195∗∗∗0.221∗∗∗0.057∗0.0320.212∗∗∗0.221∗∗∗
LR_joint_space fixed1502.513∗∗∗1729.845∗∗∗566.985∗∗∗1604.641∗∗∗1044.349∗∗∗1194.864∗∗∗
LR_joint_time fixed84.622∗∗∗159.327∗∗∗11.915∗94.979∗∗∗81.177∗∗∗106.811∗∗∗
Wald_spatial_lag12.39512.93119.640∗∗15.045∗19.951∗∗18.072∗∗
LR_spatial_lag12.27712.80119.498∗∗14.919∗19.544∗∗17.722∗∗
Wald_spatial_error12.42412.54420.434∗∗15.505∗18.564∗∗17.472∗∗
LR_spatial_error12.38112.45120.157∗∗15.340∗18.161∗∗17.116∗∗
Hauman test145.872∗∗∗153.106∗∗∗53.154∗∗∗144.955∗∗∗39.194∗∗∗135.500∗∗∗
Obs606606600600504504

Notes: the t-statistical information is provided in the parentheses; ∗∗∗, ∗∗, and stand for the statistical significance level (1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively).