In order to explore the relationship between the low-carbon economy and intensive land use, the Tapio decoupling model is established to conduct empirical study by socioeconomic data of 2002 -2013 in Changsha city and Tapio decoupling method. The results show that the relationship between the low-carbon economy and intensive land use in Changsha city during 2002-2013 varies from weak decoupling to strong decoupling, and keeps strong decoupling in recent years, the relation is positive and significant. Low-carbon economy can promote the level of land intensive use and the realization of land in...