The health of land use system is closely related to city's social and economic development

ecological environment and human life

and has an important influence on the sustainable utilization of land resources. In this paper

literature data

analytic hierarchy process

and multi index comprehensive evaluation model were used to dynamically diagnose and evaluate health status of land use system in Guangzhou during 2001 to 2012. The conclusions are as follows: Overall health level of land use system in Guangzhou during 2001 to 2012 was continuously improved. System health index increased from 0.26 to 0.70 with a progress of “unhealthy-critical state-sub health”. The land use system health pressure index rose slightly and state index and response index showed an upward trend. The growth rate of fixed asset investment

land average GDP

per capita arable land area

forest coverage

and land market allocation degree are critical factors of land use system healthy level.