Research Article

Effects of Urbanization Expansion on Landscape Pattern and Region Ecological Risk in Chinese Coastal City: A Case Study of Yantai City

Table 3

Area and percentage of land use types in Yantai city from 1990 to 2009.

LUCC type1990 2000 2009
Area (km2)Percentage (%)Area (km2)Percentage (%)Area (km2)Percentage (%)

Urban land82.24 3.02 127.00 4.67 219.20 8.06
Farmland1318.33 48.45 1173.11 43.11 1081.05 39.73
Orchard182.76 6.72 275.20 10.11 308.15 11.32
Forestland657.62 24.17 697.65 25.64 662.41 24.34
Grassland215.11 7.91 163.72 6.02 138.51 5.09
Water body79.72 2.93 89.21 3.28 87.80 3.23
Other construction land131.34 4.83 150.05 5.51 180.65 6.64
Other object land53.92 1.98 45.10 1.66 43.27 1.59