Abstract:Urbanization is one of the most important socio-economic phenomena that profoundly influence modern landscapes. This dramatic form of land transformation results in a number of changes in urban morphology and landscape structure, which further affect the physical, ecological and socioeconomic processes in and around cities. Shanghai, as the biggest and most rapidly developing city in China, is uniquely important in the study of the patterns, processes, and consequences of urbanization. Based on a land use...