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Articles | Volume XLII-2/W7
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W7-1327-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W7-1327-2017
14 Sep 2017
 | 14 Sep 2017

SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS AND ITS INSTABILITY OF LAND USE CHANGE IN FIVE CHINESE NODE CITIES OF THE BELT AND ROAD

B. Quan, T. Guo, P. L. Liu, and H. G. Ren

Keywords: Urban growth, Land use change, Flow matrix, Instability, Belt and Road

Abstract. It has long recognized that there exists three different terrain belt in China, i.e. east, central, and west can have very different impacts on the land use changes. It is therefore better understand how spatiotemporal patterns linked with processes and instability of land use change are evolving in China across different regions. This paper compares trends of the similarities and differences to understand the spatiotemporal characteristics and the linked processes i.e. states, incidents and instability of land use change of 5 Chinese cities which are located in the nodes of The Silk Road in China. The results show that on the whole, the more land transfer times and the more land categories involved changes happens in Quanzhou City, one of eastern China than those in central and western China. Basically, cities in central and western China such as Changsha, Kunming and Urumuqi City become instable while eastern city like Quanzhou City turns to be stable over time.