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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
2000FarmlandForestGrasslandWater bodiesConstruction landUnused landTotal

Farmland43277101366533708294997891980223395677387
Forest4451830492722639168083791872993158454
Grassland552567091482791701959461730145591
Water bodies822435721275911225055301965941272841
Construction land9867587838351619688233065271013347
Unused land1081458054048018944452

Total4559752326797758220146806618716724638411272071