This　study　employs　geographic　information　system　software　to　explore　the　influences　of　elevation,　slope,　the　river　system,　traffic　arteries　and　the　central　development　zone　on　the　land-use　changes　in　Shihai　between　1995　and　2010.　Data　were　drawn　from　statistics　from　the　first　two　remote　sensing　investigations　of　land　use　in　the　town　of　Shihai　in　China＇s　Xingwen　Global　Geopark　and　its　digital　elevation　model　data.　An　analysis　of　the　relationships　between　changes　in　land　use　was　performed　using　relevant　models,　including　a　comprehensive　land-use　dynamic　degree　model,　a　single　land-use　dynamic　degree　model　and　a　comprehensive　index　model　for　the　extent　of　land　use.　The　results　suggest　that　a　combination　of　natural　and　human　factors　influenced　the　changes　in　Shihai＇s　land　use　during　the　time　from　1995　to　2010.　First,　elevation　and　slope　exerted　environmental　resistance.　Specifically,　as　elevation　or　slope　increased,　the　extent　of　change　in　land　use　decreased,　despite　local　policies　that　have　reduced　the　extent　of　this　resistance.　Second,　the　river　system　influenced　land　use　such　that,　as　distance　from　the　river　increased,　changes　in　land　use　decreased　and　then　increased,　suggesting　that　the　river　has　a　resistant　as　well　as　propulsive　influence.　Third,　traffic　arteries　and　the　central　development　zone　created　an　environmental　motivation　to　the　changes　in　Shihai＇s　land　use;　specifically,　the　evolving　tourism　industry　results　in　increasing　numbers　of　tourist　trails　and　roads　and　continually　expanding　Geopark　services＇　infrastructure.　Thus,　relatively　more　dramatic　changes　are　experienced　in　the　Geopark＇s　proximate　land　use　than　in　its　surroundings.