Abstract: In the context of rapid urbanization and economic development，China’s construction land expansion shows quite significant characteristics. Thus，the research on the driving force of construction land expansion can provide a basis for the government to develop land use control policies and contrive land management scheme. In this study，the literature analysis method and induction method were selected to review the existing research results.Through comprehensive analyses of the existing research results，the follwing conclusions can be drawn： the theoretical system of existing research was not perfect; the selection of driving factors was not scientific；the scale definition was not clear；the data acquisition approach was different，and the remote sensing data did not match with the those of statistics；some defects existed in the research methods as well as other deficiencies and drawbacks. For the reasons discussed above，viewed from the systematic perspective of human-environment interaction，a complete theoretical system framework was established to strengthen the academic exchanges. This study emphasized the integrity，accentuated the hierarchy，stress on dynamics and focus on the differences of driving factor selection. In addition，the nonlinear model was constructed to reveal the spatially heterogeneous difference，and the testing methods on model reliability and scientificalness were created. The mathematical modeling approach，database technology and 3S technology were combined in order to innovate research methods. On the other hand the data acquisition approach should be specified，and the sensitivity research on temporal and spatial scales was enhanced. The prospects were explored on the feedback mechanisms of construction land expansion to nature，socio-economy and other aspects，so as to provide a reference for the further research of driving force on construction land expansion．

Key words: construction land expansion, driving force, review, prospect