Samenvatting

This research was done in the Land Dynamic group of Wageningen University between February and June of 2012. The research is mainly focused on analysis of whether land use/cover change (LUCC) influences sediment discharge and stream flow in the upstream regions of the Beiluo River, China. Five methods (ArcGIS, SPSS, Excel, Cumulative Departure Curve and Double Mass Curve) were used to analyze the land use/cover change (LUCC) in 1985, 1995 and 2000, as well as the changes process and characteristics of sediment discharge, stream flow and precipitation from 1985 to 2008. After analyzing data of LUCC, sediment discharge and runoff, it was found that LUCC can reduce the amount of sediment discharge and runoff. In addition, this research also demonstrates that grassland (coverage>20%) plays an important role in the amount of sediment discharge and runoff.