Economic Development and Land Use Changes in an Inland Area of China: A Case Study of Gansu Province

2017 ◽  
pp. 57-81
Author(s):  
Haruhiro Doi ◽  
Yanwei Chai
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Gansu Province

scholarly journals Rural-Spatial Restructuring Promoted by Land-Use Transitions: A Case Study of Zhulin Town in Central China

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Dong Han ◽  
Jiajun Qiao ◽  
Qiankun Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Central China ◽  
Rural Space ◽  
Spatial Restructuring ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
The Impact

Rural-spatial restructuring involves the spatial mapping of the current rural development process. The transformation of land-use morphologies, directly or indirectly, affects the practice of rural restructuring. Analyzing this process in terms of the dominant morphology and recessive morphology is helpful for better grasping the overall picture of rural-spatial restructuring. Accordingly, this paper took Zhulin Town in Central China as a case study area. We propose a method for studying rural-spatial restructuring based on changes in the dominant and recessive morphologies of land use. This process was realized by analyzing the distribution and functional suitability of ecological-production-living (EPL) spaces based on land-use types, data on land-use changes obtained over a 30-year observation period, and in-depth research. We found that examining rural-spatial restructuring by matching the distribution of EPL spaces with their functional suitability can help to avoid the misjudgment of the restructuring mode caused by the consideration of the distribution and structural changes in quantity, facilitating greater understanding of the process of rural-spatial restructuring. Although the distribution and quantitative structure of Zhulin’s EPL spaces have changed to differing degrees, ecological- and agricultural-production spaces still predominate, and their functional suitability has gradually increased. The spatial distribution and functional suitability of Zhulin are generally well matched, with 62.5% of the matched types being high-quality growth, and the positive effect of Zhulin’s spatial restructuring over the past 30 years has been significant. We found that combining changes in EPL spatial area and quantity as well as changes in functional suitability is helpful in better understanding the impact of the national macro-policy shift regarding rural development. Sustaining the positive spatial restructuring of rural space requires the timely adjustment of local actors in accordance with the needs of macroeconomic and social development, and a good rural-governance model is essential.

Variation of infiltration rate through karstic surfaces due to land use changes: A case study in Murgia (SE-Italy)

2008 ◽  
Vol 99 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 210-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filomena Canora ◽  
M. Dolores Fidelibus ◽  
Antonella Sciortino ◽  
Giuseppe Spilotro
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Infiltration Rate

Urban land market and land-use changes in post-reform China: A case study of Beijing

2014 ◽  
Vol 124 ◽  
pp. 118-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinfeng Du ◽  
Jean-Claude Thill ◽  
Richard B. Peiser ◽  
Changchun Feng
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Urban Land ◽  
Land Market ◽  
Urban Land Market

scholarly journals Considering the Effective Factors on Land Use Changes in the Villages Around Metropolises (Case Study: City Of Rasht, Khomam Rural)

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 492-501
Author(s):  
Reza Sharami ◽  
Seyyed Moshiri ◽  
Masoud Mahdavi ◽  
Parviz Kardavani
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Effective Factors

scholarly journals Driving Factors and Future Prediction of Land Use and Cover Change Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Data by the LCM Model: A Case Study from Gansu Province, China

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kongming Li ◽  
Mingming Feng ◽  
Asim Biswas ◽  
Haohai Su ◽  
Yalin Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Satellite Remote Sensing ◽  
Gansu Province ◽  
Driving Factors ◽  
Driving Mechanism ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Arid And Semiarid ◽  
Land Use And Cover

Land use and cover change (LUCC) is an important issue affecting the global environment, climate change, and sustainable development. Detecting and predicting LUCC, a dynamic process, and its driving factors will help in formulating effective land use and planning policy suitable for local conditions, thus supporting local socioeconomic development and global environmental protection. In this study, taking Gansu Province as a case study example, we explored the LUCC pattern and its driving mechanism from 1980 to 2018, and predicted land use and cover in 2030 using the integrated LCM (Logistic-Cellular Automata-Markov chain) model and data from satellite remote sensing. The results suggest that the LUCC pattern was more reasonable in the second stage (2005 to 2018) compared with that in the first stage (1980 to 2005). This was because a large area of green lands was protected by ecological engineering in the second stage. From 1980 to 2018, in general, natural factors were the main force influencing changes in land use and cover in Gansu, while the effects of socioeconomic factors were not significant because of the slow development of economy. Landscape indices analysis indicated that predicted land use and cover in 2030 under the ecological protection scenario would be more favorable than under the historical trend scenario. Besides, results from the present study suggested that LUCC in arid and semiarid area could be well detected by the LCM model. This study would hopefully provide theoretical instructions for future land use planning and management, as well as a new methodology reference for LUCC analysis in arid and semiarid regions.

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