Study On The Change And Consolidation Potential Of Rural Residential Land In The Hilly Area In Nanping City

Based on the analysis of the current situation and the problems of rural residential land of Nanping, this study analyzed the change of rural residential land between 2001-2007 from the perspective of amount and regional difference, then, used factor analysis method to analyze the driving force of rural residential land change. After that, estimated the rural residential land consolidation theoretical potential of Nanping in 2020. Established the comprehensive correction index system according to the scientific principles, used analytic hierarchy process metod to comprehensive correction consolidation theoretical potential.The results were concluded as follows:(1) There were many problems in the rural residential land, such as, low utilization efficiency, the considerable potential in rural residential land consolidation would be exploited. (2) From 2001 to 2007, the perspective of amount of rural residential land of Nanping was decline and then climb up, and the per capita rural residential land was growing up as time went by. The spatial differentiation of the change of rural residential land was significant, and the level of economic development, the level of agricultural output and urbanization were the main driving forces to the change of rural residential land in Nanping. (3) The results showed that the estimation of the theoretical potential in rural residential land consolidation of Nanping was 10006.82 hm2, and the realistic potential was 4712.09 hm2 in 2020, then summarized the realistic potential in four levels. Finally, some suggestions about the rural residential land consolidation were put forward.