The Review and Prospect on Land Use and Land Coverr Change Research in Yellow River Delta
黄河三角洲土地利用/土地覆盖变化研究现状与展望

Land use/land cover change is one of the three core subjects o f global environmental change.The Yellow River Delta is one of the quickest land-creation areas in China and the world.With the increase of population,develo pment of economy and exploitation of oil,the land use and land cover changes rapidly.In the mean time,it brings on a series of environmental problems,incl uding soil salinization,severe water pollution,and menace of wetland resources protection.This paper regards the Yellow River Delta as a typical region to st udy the global environment change,and provides one of the evidences to constru ct global land use/land cover change model.Firstly,this paper introduces the general situation of this area;secondly,it contrasts and concludes the monito ring methods and results of land use/land cover change;thirdly,reviews the drivers of land use/land cover change and simulation models;afterwards,prese nts the development of study and mutual responses on land use/land cover and environment change;then,summarizes the achievements and shortcomings;finally ,discusses future research direction.