Study on spatial pattern of land-use change in China during 1995–2000

• Published in: Science China. Earth sciences Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 373 - 384
• Main Authors: Liu, Jiyuan, Liu, Mingliang, Zhuang, Dafang, Zhang, Zengxiang, Deng, Xiangzheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2003
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Arable land; China; Climatic conditions; Comparative analysis; Comparative studies; Deforestation; Digital imaging; Dynamics; Economic benefits; Economics; Environmental changes; Farming; Farms; Grasslands; Land reclamation; Land use; Landsat; Oases; Reclamation; Remote sensing; Residential areas; Satellite imagery; Temporal logic; Temporal variations; Traditional farming; Woodlands; China; China, People's Rep., Changjiang R

It is more and more acknowledged that land-use/cover dynamic change has become a key subject urgently to be dealt with in the study of global environmental change. Supported by the Landsat TM digital images, spatial patterns and temporal variation of land-use change during 1995 -2000 are studied in...