Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 1995 to 2001.

<p>Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 1995 to 2001.</p

Rules of Matrix-based analysis of urban growth types.

<p>Rules of Matrix-based analysis of urban growth types.</p

Urban land expansion in Nanjing, 1985–2013.

<p>Urban land expansion in Nanjing, 1985–2013.</p

Areas of different urban growth types based on common edge analysis.

<p>Areas of different urban growth types based on common edge analysis.</p

Patterns of different types of urban growth in Nanjing from 1985 to 2013.

<p>Patterns of different types of urban growth in Nanjing from 1985 to 2013.</p

Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 2007 to 2013.

<p>Main functions of newly grown urban patches from 2007 to 2013.</p

Flowchart of detection procedures.

<p>Flowchart of detection procedures.</p

The location and administrative division of the study area.

<p>The location and administrative division of the study area.</p

Functional evolution of newly developed urban patches in neighboring periods.

<p>Functional evolution of newly developed urban patches in neighboring periods.</p

Main functions of newly developed urban land use patches in Nanjing.

<p>Main functions of newly developed urban land use patches in Nanjing.</p