Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Geospatial-temporal analysis of land-use changes in the Yellow River Delta during the last 40 years

  • Published:
Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Comprehensive study on land-use change of spatial pattern and temporal process is the key component in land use/land cover changes (LUCC) study nowadays. According to the theories and methods of Geo-information Tupu (Carto-methodology in Geo-information, CMGI) for geospatial and temporal analysis and integration models of spatial pattern and temporal processes in GIS, the paper puts forward Tupu methodology of land-use change and names the basic synthetic unit of spatial-temporal information Tupu unit. Tupu unit is the synthetic unit for geospatial-temporal analysis, which is synthesized by “space·attribute·process” features and composed of relatively homogeneous geographic unit and temporal unit. Based on the spatial features of 4 stages of land-use change in 1956, 1984, 1991, and 1996, a series of Tupu on land-use change in the Yellow River Delta (YRD) are created and studied in the paper, which includes 3 temporal units of spatial-temporal Tupu, process Tupu of land-use changes during the last 40 years, and reconstructions of a series of “arisen” Tupu, “arisen” process Tupu and pattern Tupu on land-use changes in the last 40 years by remapping tables of a reclassifying system. There are 3 methods of Tupu analysis on land-use change that are used to disclose change processes of land-use spatial conversion in YRD, such as spatial query and statistics, order of Tupu units by area and land-use conversion matrixes. In order to reveal the spatial pattern of land-use change processes, we analyze spatial-temporal changes of each Tupu above in various temporal units and spatial difference of pattern Tupu in the last 40 years by dynamic Tupu units. Tupu analysis on regional land-use is a promising trial on the comprehensive research of “spatial pattern of dynamic process” and “temporal process of spatial pattern” in LUCC research. The geo-information Tupu methodology would be a powerful and efficient tool on integrated studies of spatial pattern and temporal process in geoscience.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Li Xiubin, A review of the international researches on land use/cover change, Acta Geographica Sinica (in Chinese), 1996, 51(6): 553–558.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Alcamo, J., Kreilean, Leemans, R., Integrated scenarios of global change, Global Environmental Change, London: Pergamon Press, 1996.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Turner, B. L. II., Clark, W. C., Kates, R. W. et al., The Earth as Transformed by Human Action in Global and Regional Changes in the Biosphere Over the Past 300 Years, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (with Clark University), 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Meyer, W. B., Turner, B. L., Changes in Land-use and Land cover: A Global Perspective, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Geist, H. J., Lambin, E. F., What drives tropical deforestation? LUCC Report Series: 2001, 4: 116.

    Google Scholar 

  6. Turner, B. L. II., Skole D., Sanderson, S. et al., Land-use and land-cover change in Science/Research Plan, HDP Report 7/IGBP Report 35, Stockholm and Geneva, 1995.

  7. Liu Jiyuan, Zhang Zengxiang, Zhuang Dafang et al., A study on the spatial-temporal dynamic changes of land-use and driving forces analyses of China in the 1990s, Geographical Research (in Chinese), 2003, 22(1): 1–12.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Liu Jiyuan, Liu Mingliang, Zhuang Dafang et al., Study on spatial pattern of land-use change in China during 1995–2000, Science in China, Series D, 2003, 46(4): 373–384.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Bockstael, N. E., Modelling economics and ecology: The importance of a spatial perspective, American Journal of Agricultural Economics 1996, 78: 1168–1180.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Luo Geping, Chen Xi, Zhou Kefa et al., Temporal and spatial variation and stability of the oasis in the Sangong River Watershed, Xinjiang, China, Science in China/Series D, 2003, 46(1): 62–73.

    Google Scholar 

  11. Chen Shupeng, A Preliminary Discussion on Conception of Geo-informeta-map (Tupu) design, Geographical Research (in Chinese), 1998, 17 (Supplement): 5–10.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Chen Shupeng, Yue Tianxiang, Li Huiguo, Studies on Geo-Informatic Tupu and Its Applications, Geographical Research (in Chinese), 2000, 19(4): 337–343.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Chen Shupeng, Primary Research of Geo-information Tupu (in Chinese), Beijing: Business Press, 2001.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Zhou Chenhu, Li Baolin, A Preliminary Discussion on Geo-information Tupu, Geographical Research (in Chinese), 1998, 17 (Supplement): 11–16.

    Google Scholar 

  15. He Jianbang, Research Law on Geo-information Sharing (in Chinese), Beijing: Science Press, 2000.

    Google Scholar 

  16. Fu Suxing, Thematic Research in RS and Geo-information Tupu (in Chinese), Beijing: Science Press, 2002.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Li Jun, Zhuang Dafang, Theories and Systems of Geo-spatial data integration, Progress in Geography (in Chinese), 2001, 20(2): 137–145.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Zheng Du, Yang Qinye, Zhao Mingcha et al., Research on Physical Territorial System (in Chinese), Beijing: China Environmental Science Press, 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  19. Lu Xuejun, Chen Jicheng, Study on connotation of geographical cognition theory, Acta Geographica Sinica (in Chinese), 1998, 53(2): 132–140.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Ye Qinghua, Liu Gaohuan, Lu Zhou et al., Research of TUPU on land use/land cover change based on GIS, Progress in Geography (in Chinese), 2002, 21(4): 349–357.

    Google Scholar 

  21. Huang Binwei, Some major trends in physical geography, acta geographica sinica (in Chinese), 1960, 26(3): 149–154.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Xu Xuegong, An analyses on the land structure in the Yellow River Delta, Acta Geographica Sinica (in Chinese), 1997, 52(1): 18–25.

    Google Scholar 

  23. Li Quanke, Sedimentary characteristics in the YRD, Geographical Research (in Chinese), 1989, 8(4): 45–55.

    Google Scholar 

  24. Tang Xinqiao, Research on delta changes of the Yellow River by Landsat TM, Technical Developments in Remote Sensing (in Chinese), 1987(3): 25–35.

    Google Scholar 

  25. Chen Shupeng, Zhao Yingshi, Developments of the Yellow River Delta, Geographical Analysis by Remote Sensing (in Chinese), Beijing: Publishing House of Surveying and Mapping, 1990.

    Google Scholar 

  26. Gao Shanming, Li Huiguo, Discussion on historical changes of the Yellow River Delta, Remote Sensing Information (in Chinese), 1992(3): 27–27.

    Google Scholar 

  27. Xu Xuegong, Land Structure, Comprehensive Exploration and Sustainable Development in the Yellow River Delta, Beijing: China Ocean Press, 1998.

    Google Scholar 

  28. Zhao Yanmao, Song Chaoshu, Scientific Survey on the Nature Reserve in the Yellow River Delta (YRD) (in Chinese), Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House, 1995.

    Google Scholar 

  29. Ye Qinghua, Liu Gaohuan, Yao Yiming et al., Tupu analysis of land use changes in the new-born wetland of the Yellow River Delta (YRD), Progress in Geography (in Chinese), 2003, 22(2): 141–148.

    Google Scholar 

  30. Liu Gaohuan, Drost, H. J., Atlas of the Yellow River Delta, Beijing: Publishing House of Surveying and Mapping, 1997.

    Google Scholar 

  31. Ye Qinghua, Liu Gaohuan, Yan Jun et al., Tupu analysis of land cover evolution patterns for the newborn wetland of the Yellow River Delta, Acta Geoscientia Sinica (in Chinese), 2003, 24(Sup.): 167–173.

    Google Scholar 

  32. Ye Qinghua, Liu Gaohuan, M. Russi et al., Arisen Tupu Analysis of Land use by Administrative Units in the Yellow River Delta, Geo-information Science (in Chinese), 2003, 5(3): 107–111.

    Google Scholar 

  33. Ye Qinghua, Tian Guoliang, Liu Gaohuan et al., Tupu methods of spatial-temporal pattern on land-use change-a case study in the Yellow River Delta, Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2004, 14(2): 131–142.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications (IRSA), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 100101, Beijing, China

    Qinghua Ye, Guoliang Tian & Shupeng Chen

  2. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, 100101, Beijing, China

    Gaohuan Liu, Chong Huang, Shupeng Chen, Qingshen Liu, Jun Chang & Yanan Shi

  3. State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 200062, Shanghai, China

    Qinghua Ye & Shenliang Chen

  4. Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITPR), CAS, 100085, Beijing, China

    Qinghua Ye

Authors
  1. Qinghua Ye
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Gaohuan Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Guoliang Tian
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Shenliang Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Chong Huang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Shupeng Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Qingshen Liu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Jun Chang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  9. Yanan Shi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Qinghua Ye.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ye, Q., Liu, G., Tian, G. et al. Geospatial-temporal analysis of land-use changes in the Yellow River Delta during the last 40 years. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. 47, 1008–1024 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1360/03yd0151

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1360/03yd0151

Keywords

Search

Navigation