Optimizing urban development through identification of urban fringe areas and construction of ecological security pattern.

Yu Zhong, Xia Zhu, Tiange Zhang, Yuanping Liu, Hongpeng Zhao, Cui Jia, Jie Cao

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Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yu ZhongCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.

Xia ZhuCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China. zhuxia1201@nciae.edu.cn.

Tiange ZhangCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.

Yuanping LiuCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.

Hongpeng ZhaoCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.

Cui JiaCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.

Jie CaoCollege of Remote Sensing Information Engineering, North China Institute of Aerospace Engineering, Langfang, 065000, Hebei, China.

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Abstract

Urban Fringe Areas (UFA) are ecological barriers for cities, and building an Ecological Security Pattern (ESP) in these areas can promote sustainable and high-quality development of the urban environment. This paper took Beijing as an example. It used road network data to divide the grid and trained a model to determine the scope of UFA. This makes the determination of urban fringe areas more accurate. Furthermore, this study proposes an innovative framework for identifying ecological sources, "ecological sensitivity-ecological connectivity" method, and the minimum cumulative resistance model to construct a detailed ESP in these areas. The findings indicated: (1) This paper used road network data to segment the grid, which overcame the drawbacks of the traditional method and improved accuracy and reliability. (2) The quantitative analysis method was employed to construct scientific labeling data, and the urban fringe areas determination model was built and worked well. The UFA of Beijing were mainly in Shunyi, Changping, Tongzhou, Daxing and Fangshan Districts. (3) Ecological sensitivity in Beijing's UFA was relatively dispersed. A total of 28 ecological sources were identified, covering an area of 31.35km

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Ecological security patternEcological sensitivityQuantitative label constructionRoad network segmentationUrban fringe areas identification

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PMID41872290

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-44792-y

PMCPMC13168520

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