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Analysis of Agricultural Land Use Change in the Middle Reach of the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China

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  • Li Fu

    (Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA)

  • Lanhui Zhang

    (Center for Dryland Water Resources Research and Watershed Sciences, Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems (MOE), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

  • Chansheng He

    (Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA
    Center for Dryland Water Resources Research and Watershed Sciences, Key Laboratory of Western China's Environmental Systems (MOE), Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

Abstract

The Heihe River Basin (HRB) is the second largest inland river basin in arid Northwest China. The expanding agricultural irrigation, growing industrialization, and increasing urban development in the middle reach have depleted much of the river flow to the lower reach, degrading the corresponding ecosystems. Since the enactment of the State Council of China’s new HRB water allocation policy in 2000 tremendous land use and land cover (LULC) changes have taken place to reduce water consumption in the middle reach and deliver more water downstream. This paper analyzes LULC changes during the period of 2000–2009 to understand how the changing land use patterns have altered water resource dynamics in the region. Results, while yet to be further verified in the field, show that from 2000 to 2009, urban, agricultural land, rangeland, and forest areas have increased, and barren area has decreased. Within the cropland, rice (a high water consumption crop) planting area decreased, while corn and wheat (relatively lower water consumption crops) planting areas increased. These changes in land use patterns, especially in the agricultural zones, have ensured the discharge of the required amount of water to the lower reach.

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  • Li Fu & Lanhui Zhang & Chansheng He, 2014. "Analysis of Agricultural Land Use Change in the Middle Reach of the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-15, March.
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