Research Article

Determining Sustainable Land Use by Modal Split Shift Strategy for Low Emissions: Evidence from Medium-Sized Cities of China

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of urban land use pattern in the 7 medium-sized cities.

City namePopulation (thousand)Urbanized area (km2)TAZ (Number)Mean of density (person/ha)Residence-industry mix entropyResidence-commerce mix entropyRoad space per person m2/person
MeanSDMeanSD

Xuzhou 95070.37 811350.650.430.70.2912.91
Changshu55050.93 431080.430.380.690.2411.3
Nantong 64770.33 51920.480.370.630.1710.79
Kunshan51043.59 201170.560.370.740.3815.86
Suzhou 1250107.76 1161160.640.380.730.2414.1
Tongling59067.82 27870.590.420.670.3511.21
Wenling970100.00 86970.40.420.5710.3815.31
Avg78172.97611070.540.400.680.2913.07