Coupling Measurement and Policy Research on Urban Land Expansion and Population Growth: A Case Study of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region

This paper conducted a coupling measurement of urban land expansion and population growth in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, taking 13 cities as research objects. Overall coupled situation model and spatial coupling feature model are adopted to analyze the overall coupling and spatial coupling characteristics of urban land expansion and population growth in the region during 2000-2016. Furthermore, the periodical characteristics and evolution trends of the region are also manifested. Finally, this paper regards policy guidance as the main driving factor in promoting urban land expansion and population growth in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to probe into the policy and recommendations for further urbanization of this region.