Front Matter
 Chapter 1 Land System and Research Plans
  1.1 Land System
   1.1.1 Structure of the Land System
   1.1.2 Theory and Methodology of Land System Research
   1.1.3 Procedures of Land System Research
   1.1.4 Model Architecture of a Land System
   1.1.5 Approaches to Land System Research
  1.2 Research Plans and Achievements of the LUCC Plan
   1.2.1 Identi¯cation of Land Uses
   1.2.2 Progress of Land Use Research
   1.2.3 Research Achievements of the LUCC Plan
  1.3 The Global Land Project
   1.3.1 Background
   1.3.2 Formation and Development of the GLP
  1.4 Summary
  References
 Chapter 2 Modeling Framework
  2.1 Modeling Strategy at Regional and Pixel Scales
   2.1.1 Modeling Procedures for Conversion from Pixel to Regional Scales
   2.1.2 Accuracy Veri¯cation and Deduction from the Pixel Scale to the Regional Scale
  2.2 Shift from Mechanism Analysis to E®ects Assessment
   2.2.1 Mechanism Analysis of the Dynamics of Land System Change
   2.2.2 E®ects Assessment
   2.2.3 Multiple Scales in the Dynamics of Land System Change
   2.2.4 Key Processes from the Mechanism Analysis to the E®ects Assessment
  2.3 Summary
  References
 Chapter 3 The CGELUC Model and Its Application
  3.1 The CGELUC Model
   3.1.1 Framework of the CGELUC Model
   3.1.2 Modules of the CGELUC Model
  3.2 The CGELUC Model Database
   3.2.1 Database of Thematic Quantitative Analysis
   3.2.2 The SAM
   3.2.3 Preparation of the SAM Parameters
  3.3 Methods of SAM Compilation
   3.3.1 Compilation of the Macroscopic SAM
   3.3.2 Subdivision of the Macroscopic SAM
   3.3.3 Balancing the SAM
  3.4 Summary
  References
 Chapter 4 The DLS Model and Its Application
  4.1 Principles and Function Modules of the DLS Model
   4.1.1 Fundamental De¯nition
   4.1.2 Features of the DLS Model
   4.1.3 Framework of the DLS Model
   4.1.4 Application
   4.1.5 Function Modules of the DLS Model
   4.1.6 Explanatory Linear Model of Land Use Pattern
   4.1.7 Explanatory Nonlinear Model of Land Use Pattern
   4.1.8 Spatial Allocation of the Changing Area of Land Uses
  4.2 DLS Installation and Con¯guration
   4.2.1 DLS Installation
   4.2.2 Con¯guring the DLS Operating Environment
  4.3 DLS Input Parameter Preparation
   4.3.1 Simulation Condition Setting Parameters
   4.3.2 Spatial Analysis Parameters
   4.3.3 Driving Factor Data
   4.3.4 Land Demand Scenario Data
   4.3.5 Restricted Region Code Data
   4.3.6 Land Use Type Data
  4.4 DLS Operation and Results Output
   4.4.1 DLS Operation
   4.4.2 Results Output
  4.5 Summary
  References
 Chapter 5 Estimation System for Land Productivity and Its Applications
  5.1 Estimation System for Land Productivity
   5.1.1 Fundamental Principles
   5.1.2 Parameters
   5.1.3 Function Modules
  5.2 Operation of the Estimation Model
   5.2.1 Temperature Interpolation
   5.2.2 LGP Identi¯cation
   5.2.3 Radiation Data Preparation
   5.2.4 Estimation of E®ective Radiation
   5.2.5 Potential Thermal Productivity
   5.2.6 Potential Climate Productivity
   5.2.7 Potential Land Productivity
   5.2.8 Land Productivity
  5.3 Summary
  References
 Chapter 6 Simulation of Structural Change in Land Use in Jiangxi Province Using the CGELUC Model
  6.1 Design of the SAM in Jiangxi Province
   6.1.1 Overview of Jiangxi Province
   6.1.2 Compilation of the SAM in Jiangxi Province for 2007
  6.2 Design of the CGELUC Model for Jiangxi Province
   6.2.1 GAMS Operating Environment
   6.2.2 Structure of the CGELUC Model for Jiangxi Province
   6.2.3 Scenario Design
  6.3 Analysis of Simulation Results of Land Use Structure in Jiangxi Province
   6.3.1 Land Use Change Based on Di®erent Scenarios
   6.3.2 Comparative Analysis of Land Use Structure under Di®erent Scenarios
  6.4 Summary
  References
 Chapter 7 Modeling the Dynamics of the Land System in an Agriculture-Pasture Transition Zone in China
  7.1 Taips League Background
   7.1.1 Location
   7.1.2 Climate
   7.1.3 Terrain and Landform
   7.1.4 Soil
   7.1.5 Hydrology
   7.1.6 Vegetation
   7.1.7 Natural Disasters
  7.2 Simulation of Land Use Pattern Changes in the Taips League
   7.2.1 Data Preparation
   7.2.2 Analysis of Driving Forces
   7.2.3 Scenario Design
   7.2.4 Conversion Rules
   7.2.5 Simulation Results
  7.3 Summary
  References
 Chapter 8 Estimation of the Impacts of Land Sys Change on Land Productivity in the North China Plain
  8.1 Historical Land Productivity in the North China Plain
   8.1.1 Overview of the North China Plain
   8.1.2 Data and Processing
   8.1.3 Estimation of Land Productivity in the 1990s
   8.1.4 Validation of Land Productivity Results
  8.2 Future Land Productivity
   8.2.1 Data and Data Handling
   8.2.2 Estimation Results for Land Productivity in 2010
   8.2.3 Results of Estimation of Land Productivity in 2020
  8.3 Impact of Cultivated Land Use Change on Land Productivity
   8.3.1 Simulation of Future Cultivated Land Use Change in the North China Plain
   8.3.2 Analysis of the E®ects of Cultivated Land Use Change on Total Land Productivity
   8.3.3 Recommendations for Land Use Policies
  8.4 Summary
  References
 Conclusions and Further Research
 Appendix 1 VBA Program of RAS Method
 Appendix 2 SAM of Jiangxi Province in 2007
 Index
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