ZHAO Weiquan, YANG Hua. Analyses of Land Use and Land Cover in Downtown Area of Chongqing City Based on RS and GIS[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2008, 27(1): 110-114.
ZHAO Weiquan, YANG Hua. Analyses of Land Use and Land Cover in Downtown Area of Chongqing City Based on RS and GIS[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2008, 27(1): 110-114. DOI: 11894/1005-829x.2008.28(1).110.
The three years situation of land use and land cover in the 1612 km2 downtown area of Chongqing are accessed mainly based on the RS and GIS supports. The study of three years is performed in two periods so as to monitor its change. After monitoring
the two period changes of land use and land cover are compared and the driving forces for the changes are analyzed. Accelerated industrialization and urbanization processes
population growth
transportation and infrastructure constructions
and other social factors are main reasons for the changes in the downtown area. In addition
the water storage of three-Gorges Projectalso contributes to the changes.