Land-type mapping and its application to land-use zoning: a case study of Jiangsu province, eastern China

Autor: Yu Gao, Manchun Li, Penghui Jiang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Maps, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 847-854 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1744-5647
17445647
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2020.1838959
Popis: Achieving sustainable development through China’s national territory spatial planning requires comprehensive knowledge of all land characteristics. This paper introduces a land-type map of Jiangsu province (104 km2) in eastern China to provide such knowledge. The land-type map focuses on both physical geographic components (e.g. climate types, landforms, and soil types) and human-related components (e.g. land-use types and intensities). These components were represented by parameter layers and integrated with the help of the Geographic Information System (GIS) overlay function. A hierarchical land-type classification system was generated to provide land mapping units that represented certain degrees of geographic homogeneity and land-use potential. Trading off the relationship between resource protection and resource utilization, the space of Jiangsu was divided into seven land-use zones with different land-use policies based on the land-type map. The land-type map can thus be taken into consideration for land planning and management.
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