Table 2.
Transition matrices of urban land use for (A) 1978 to 1992 and (B) 1992 to 1998. Values indicate the number of urban and nonurban cells; the matrix diagonal indicates cells that did not undergo change during the study period.
(A)
1978
Nonurban
Urban
Total
1992
Nonurban
284,764
0
284,764
Urban
5925
9041
14,966
Total
290,689
9041
299,730
(B)
1992
Nonurban
Urban
Total
1998
Nonurban
279,677
0
279,677
Urban
5087
14,966
20,053
Total
284,764
14,966
299,730