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