Evaluation of Driving Forces of Land Use and Land Cover Change in New England Area by a Mixed Method

Evaluation of Driving Forces of Land Use and Land Cover Change in New England Area by a Mixed Method

Understanding the driving forces of land use/cover change (LUCC) is a requisite to mitigate and manage effects and consequences of LUCC. This study aims to analyze drivers of LUCC in New England, USA. It combines meta-study, GIS, and machine learning to identify the important factors of LUCC in the...

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Main Authors: Ruiting Zhai, Chuanrong Zhang, Weidong Li, Xiang Zhang, Xueke Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
land use/cover change
driving forces
meta-study
random forests
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/9/6/350

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