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ArticleNational science review2026

Deep-learning-based sub-meter urban construction-site mapping reveals China's dual-track urban renewal.

Jiayi Li, Wenrui Wang, Xin Huang, Xiaofeng Pan, Song Ma, Bin Chen, Liangpei Zhang

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Jiayi LiSchool of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Wenrui WangState Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Xin HuangSchool of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-0338
Xiaofeng PanShenzhen Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Guangdong Province, Shenzhen 518049, China.
Song MaShenzhen Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Center of Guangdong Province, Shenzhen 518049, China.
Bin ChenFuture Urbanity & Sustainable Environment (FUSE) Lab, Division of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3496-2876
Liangpei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.

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Abstract

China's New-Type Urbanization Plan since 2015-the world's largest urbanization endeavor-reshapes the nation's socioeconomic landscape but lacks high-precision, fine-scale progress monitoring. Urban construction sites (UCSs)-barometers of urban spatial expansion and renewal-offer a detailed observational window. A sub-meter-resolution deep-learning framework for nationwide UCS mapping is proposed. Using a Segment Anything Model-enabled weakly supervised method for pixel-level UCS annotation, a spectral-texture dual-branch segmentation network with 94.3% overall accuracy identifies 541 177 UCSs (including 10-m² micro-sites) across 372 cities. K-means clustering partitions cities into four typologies, uncovering a dual-track parallel pattern (incremental expansion + stock optimization) vs the classical 'growth-decline-renewal' trajectory. Spatial analysis shows that UCS construction correlates with annual PM₂.₅ concentrations; green dust-proof net coverage (<10%) fails to curb pollution. The framework serves as a 'microscope' for evaluating new-type urbanization and supports sustainable planning.

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China’s new-type urbanizationdeep-learning frameworksub-meter mappingurban construction sites

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