Measurement of Ecological Land Use/Cover Change and Its Varying Spatiotemporal Driving Forces by Statistical and Survival Analysis: A Case Study of Yingkou City, China

Sustainability

Gui Jin¹  Lei Zhang¹  Xiaojian Wei²  Qing Wan³  Yanfang Liu⁴ 

[1] Faculty of Resources and Environment Science, Hubei University, 368 Youyi Road, Wuhan 430062, China;School of Geomatics, East China University of Technology, 418 Guanglan Road, Nanchang 330013, China;School of Management, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430205, China;School of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, 129 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China;

关键词: ecological land;    varying forces;    spatiotemporal variation;    survival analysis;    Yingkou;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su10124567

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Detecting the spatial-temporal dynamics mechanisms and driving forces of ecological land change will offer a scientific basis for the sustainable utilization and ecological protection of regions undergoing rapid urbanization. This study examined the variations in ecological land from 2000 to 2015 in Yingkou by spatial statistical analysis with four land use/cover maps (2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015) interpreted by Landsat Thematic Mapper images and Google Earth maps. This study also measured the varying spatiotemporal drivers of typical ecological land use/cover types by survival analysis. The results indicated that ecological land was the main land use/cover type, and that the area decreased over time with a large transformation into agriculture and urban lands with significant temporal dynamics. The driving mechanisms became more complicated over time, and different time-dependent covariates significantly impacted the ecological land, forest land, and wetland losses. However, the distance from the city and different ways were the most important influencing spatiotemporal variables of the loss of ecological land, forest land, and wetlands over time. This study demonstrated the combined influence of a series of factors on ecological land loss. The spatial determinants and their impacts varied over time, especially the accessibility factors.

【 授权许可】

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