A Study on Land Use Scape Pattern Changes Based on Fractal Theory - Case Study of Mingcheng Town of Panshi City in Jilin

Abstract:

Based on the spatial land use database of Mingcheng town of Panshi City in Jilin, fractal dimension and stability of land use types are studied by using GIS technology and fractal theory. The land use is classified into 7 types: cropland, garden plot, wood land, water, road land, industrial and mining, residential areas, unused land, and other lands. The fractal dimension for the patches of the land use types is analyzed. Results showed that all the land use types have fractal characteristics and the fractal dimension (D) values vary from 1.1028 to 1.6638. In terms of the land use stability given by the fractal dimension, the order of the land use types from high to low is water, industrial and mining residential areas, cropland, wood land, unused land, road land, garden plot. And land use shape index, fragmentation index and the separation index in the spatial distribution law are largely affected by human activities influence and interference, then it can provided reference for the reason utilizing of land resource.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1044-1045)
• Pages: 1513-1516
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1044-1045.1513
• Online since: October 2014
• Authors: Rui Qing Qie
• Keywords: Fractal Dimension, Fractal Theory, Land Use, Landscape Pattern, Mingcheng Town

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