Research On Land Use And Land Cover Change And Driving Forces Based On Rs In Handan

According to the Landsat-TM remote sensing image data of 1996 and 2006 and adopting the combined method of remote sensing (RS) and geographic information systems (GIS) technology, the dynamic monitoring research and data analysis about land use and land cover change (LUCC) were studied in Handan city. Through the analysis of land use, the transfer matrix and the spatial model analysis of the land use remote sensing monitoring, the land use and land cover change trends over the past decade of Handan were studied. Combining of the socio-economic statistical data, the driving forces of LUCC were analyzed. The sustainable land use proposals and the method of implementation of Handan were proposed.In the speed and amplitude of land use change, the changes of farmland, woodland, grassland, industrial land, construction land and other land use of Handan from 1996 to 2006 were prominent. Arable land, grassland area decreased. Forest land, mining land, construction land and other land area increased. The decade from 1996 to 2006, the land use of Handan city had changed significantly. The land use degree index had been growing, indicating the extent of land use to increase year by year. The degree and rate of land use were greater than zero. Therefore, in the decade from 1996 to 2006, Handan city was in the development of land use. Using the method of qualitative and quantitative analysis, the collected socio-economic statistical data was made the driving forces. The land use change was mainly affected by socio-economic factors, and the natural factors were relatively small. The land use and land cover change of Handan through the ten years was mainly caused by human activities. The socio-economic factors of affecting the regional land use and land cover change were economic development, urbanization, population growth, which had a significant impact in land use.