Study on Prediction of Land Use Change in Chongqing Based on Markov Model

Transition matrix of land use type in Chongqing City are established based on weighted method,and predicts land use change using Markov models.The results show that the area of cultivated land,other agricultural land and undeveloped land will be decreased during the forecast period,while the area of forest,grass,residential,industrial,mining,transportation,water conservancy facilities land and others will be increased.