Analisis Perubahan Penggunaan Lahan Di Kecamatan Gondangrejo Kabupaten Karanganyar Tahun 2014 Sampai 2020

Land is the land part of the earth's surface which includes climate, topography, hydrology and vegetation, which has the ability and availability of land for a certain period of time. Land is a place for all population activities to take place, which is always changing, such as the increase in population and the development of interests in an area. Land use can change over time or over the next few years. Land use planning needs to be based on the characteristics and functions of the land, so that a comfortable and safe land use will be created. Gondangrejo sub-district is an area that has changed land use. This is because the district of Gondangrejo has a strategic location. The purpose of this study is to analyze the distribution of land use change in Gondangrejo Subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency and analyze the causal factors that influence land use change in Gondangrejo Subdistrict, Karanganyar Regency. The research method used is a survey, which is characterized by the use of samples in data collection. Sampling used in this study using the purposive sampling method. The analysis of land use change research was carried out using a qualitative method that utilizes GIS technology, namely by using the overlay method between the 2014 land use map and the 2020 land use map so that the results can be analyzed using a descriptive method. Factors that cause land use change using descriptive data analysis method. The factors that caused changes in land use from 2014 to 2020 which were dominated by the use of owned land amounted to 262.15 Ha. Selokaton Village is the village that experienced the most changes of 67.01 Ha. The distribution pattern of changes in industrial and trade land, utilizing, paddy fields, fields or fields, fields and vacant land from 2010 to 2020 is by grouping which is known through the Nearest Neighborhood Analysis method. Keywords: Land Use, Land Use Change, Land Use Change Factor