简介：Land-usechangeisanimportantaspectofglobalenvironmentchange.Itis,inasense,thedirectresultofhumanactivitiesinfluencingourphysicalenvironment.Thispaperanalyzedtheland-usechangeinNortheastChinaduring1985-2000basedonLandsatTMimages.ItdividesNortheastChinaintofiveland-usezonesbasedonthedynamicdegreemodelofland-use:woodland/grassland-arablelandconversionzone,dryland-paddyfieldconversionzone;urbanexpansionzone,interlockedzoneoffarmingandpasturingandreclamationandabandonzone.Thefindingsincludetheobviousincreaseofcroplandarea,paddyfieldanddrylandincreasedby75and276thousandhm2respectively;urbanareasexpandedrapidly,areasoftownandruralresidenceincreasedby76.8thousandhm2;areasofforestsandgrasslanddecreasedsharplywiththeamountsof1399and1521thousandhm2respectively;areasofwaterbodyandunusedlandincreasedby148and514thousandhm2respectively.Thispaperalsodiscussesthedriving