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Geospatial Analysis of Urban Expansion Using Remote Sensing Methods and Data: A Case Study of Yangtze River Delta, China
Table 3
Transition matrix of the land use transitions (hm2) in the Yangtze River Delta from 2000 to 2017.
| | 2017 | 2000 | Farmland | Forest | Grassland | Water bodies | Construction land | Unused land | Total |
| Farmland | 4327710 | 136653 | 3708 | 294997 | 891980 | 22339 | 5677387 | Forest | 44518 | 3049272 | 2639 | 16808 | 37918 | 7299 | 3158454 | Grassland | 5525 | 67091 | 48279 | 17019 | 5946 | 1730 | 145591 | Water bodies | 82243 | 5721 | 2759 | 1122505 | 53019 | 6594 | 1272841 | Construction land | 98675 | 8783 | 835 | 16196 | 882330 | 6527 | 1013347 | Unused land | 1081 | 458 | 0 | 540 | 480 | 1894 | 4452 |
| Total | 4559752 | 3267977 | 58220 | 1468066 | 1871672 | 46384 | 11272071 |
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