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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (8): 188-198.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2014383

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Temporal and spatial characteristics of Beijing Golf Courses over the past 30 years

WANG Yong*, YU Xin-Fang, ZHUANG Da-Fang   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information Systems, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
  • Online:2015-08-20 Published:2015-08-20

Abstract: Using Landsat TM/ETM+ images of Beijing from 1986 to 2010, 75 golf courses above 6 ha in area were digitized and analysed. Simultaneously land use/land cover data, geographic data (including roads, administrative division and water bodies) were also used to analyze the spatial and temporal changes of golf courses in Beijing over the past 30 years. The results show that: 1) During 1986 to 2010, the development of golf courses consisted of four categories- “preliminary establishment, stagnation, slow development and rapid development”. Very little development occurred between 1990 and 1999, while slow development occurred in the 2000-2005 period. After 2005 development was rapid. 2) It wasn’t a certain trend that the area of golf courses increased continuously in Beijing, but with spatial differences of golf courses. 3) There was a strong correlation between golf course area changes and land use/land cover. 4) Golf courses were mainly located along the “one ring and two belts”, adjacent to the inner city, the shore of Lake Kanawha and near the rapid traffic line in Beijing.