Study On Sustainable Development Of Land Use-A Case Of Yiwu

Based on a comprehensive review of the literature on land use, this study analyzes and summarizes the related research results and limitations. It then introduces us several sustainable land use theories, the significance and characteristics of the sustainability assessment of land use, researching into the compatible mode to integrate sustainable development and land use. Yiwu, a rapidly developing city which has uptight population-land relationship, is decided to be investigated in this study. A succession of background elements such as natural environment, economy, industry structure and demographic condition are reviewed and analyzed;the population-land relationship, economy-land relationship, land input-output link, relationship between ecological, economic and social benefits of land use are examined empirically according to the prevalent land use assessment system of "ecology-economy-society". Furthermore, guided by the available land use information and a rule of scientificity & rationality, this study constructs the evaluation indices of ecological benefits, economic benefits and social benefits, taking into account the comprehensiveness and complexity of the land use system. After which, a dynamic quantitive general sustainability assessment of Yiwu land use in different waves of time is conducted. Finally, constructive suggestions of land use in Yiwu are made on the basis of the outcomes derived from the foregoing assessment.The research outcome of this study tells that the sustainability assessment of land use should be conducted specifically linking to a certain area and a certain period of time, it should not be a one-time procedure, and should be a dynamic evaluation process as the land use condition and the land use goal actualization extent are changing.