Studying Land Evolution Patterns and Influencing Factors in Wuhan City over the Past 40 Years Using Remote Sensing

Junting Gan

2024

Abstract

Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) refers to the classification of land cover into distinct usage types, which is crucial for urban planning. This study takes the capital of Hubei Province – Wuhan – as an example to analyze the land evolution patterns and influencing factors over the past forty years via remote sensing techniques. The land cover of Wuhan in 1985, 1990, 2005, and 2020 is classified into five categories: farmland, vegetation, water body, built-up area, and bare land in this study. Landsat satellite imagery was processed through supervised classification algorithms in QGIS to create LULC maps of the four years. The results of land classification indicate a continuous increase in built-up areas, which corresponds to rapid urban growth, while farmland and water bodies have seen a slight decline over time. The amount of vegetation declined from 1985 to 2005 before it increased recently in accordance with the central government's efforts to promote sustainable development in the twenty-first century. The paper demonstrates how sociopolitical factors, such as the "reform and opening-up" policies, creation of development zones, and large-scale infrastructure projects, have shaped Wuhan's land evolution patterns. Furthermore, the findings present the twenty-first-century shift in the government’s development priorities from fast industrial expansion to sustainable high-tech sectors. Through analysing these shifts, the study offers insightful information about the influencing factors of urban transformation, emphasizing the significance of strategic planning and policy adaptation to meet changing urban requirements.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Gan J. (2024). Studying Land Evolution Patterns and Influencing Factors in Wuhan City over the Past 40 Years Using Remote Sensing. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy - Volume 1: IAMPA; ISBN 978-989-758-722-1, SciTePress, pages 179-187. DOI: 10.5220/0013018200004601

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iampa24,
author={Junting Gan},
title={Studying Land Evolution Patterns and Influencing Factors in Wuhan City over the Past 40 Years Using Remote Sensing},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy - Volume 1: IAMPA},
year={2024},
pages={179-187},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013018200004601},
isbn={978-989-758-722-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy - Volume 1: IAMPA
TI - Studying Land Evolution Patterns and Influencing Factors in Wuhan City over the Past 40 Years Using Remote Sensing
SN - 978-989-758-722-1
AU - Gan J.
PY - 2024
SP - 179
EP - 187
DO - 10.5220/0013018200004601
PB - SciTePress