Table 8 Driving force factors of the land use change of the ecological restoration area in Yimeng Mountain.

From: Land use changes and its driving forces in hilly ecological restoration area based on gis and rs of northern china

Types and content of driving force factors

Units of driving force factors

Source of the data

Natural factors

X1

annual precipitation

mm

Meteorological data of Bureau of meteorology of Xintai City

 

X2

terrain slope

°

Data of Landsat TM RS images from 2003, 2007 and 2012

Social and economic development factors

X3

population density

person/km2

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

 

X4

land reclamation rate

%

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

 

X5

per capita cultivated land area

hm2/ per capita

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

 

X6

per capita forest and grass area

hm2/per capita

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

 

X7

per capita amount of stock raising

kg/per capita

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

 

X8

per capita agricultural output value

yuan/per capita

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

 

X9

per capita grain output

kg/per capita

Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation

Land use change index

Y

land use change area

hm2

Data of Landsat TM RS images from 2003, 2007 and 2012 and Data of statistical yearbook of history(2003–2012) and investigation