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Sustainable Land Use under the Target of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization

A special issue of Land (ISSN 2073-445X).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 2319

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Xinhai Lu

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College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Interests: sustainable development; land use policy; food security
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Dr. Danling Chen

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College of Public Administration, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
Interests: urban-rural development; sustainable land use; land consolidation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

As the basis of many human activities and the most important means of production, the use of land resources is one of the main sources of carbon emissions. At the same time, dense forests and vegetation based on land resources, even crops, are also important modes of carbon sequestering. Obviously, sustainable land use is an important measure and means of carbon emission reduction. Aiming for the goal of carbon peaking and carbon neutralization put forward by countries around the world, the following questions have become the focus of social concern and important research questions for scholars: How can we scientifically plan and use land space and achieve effective governance of land space? How can we rationally protect and utilize cultivated land resources and continuously improve the level of global food security? How can we realize the economical and intensive use of urban construction land and effectively improve the eco-efficiency of urban land use? How can we carry out comprehensive land consolidation across the region to help the integrated development of urban and rural society? In short, how can we realize the sustainable development of human society and economy through the sustainable use of land resources?

This Special Issue invites papers addressing these questions, especially those with high academic standards and practical concerns about providing the best sustainable land use solutions.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Prof. Dr. Xinhai Lu
Dr. Danling Chen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • global climate change
  • carbon peaking and carbon neutralization
  • environmental regulation
  • land consolidation
  • food security
  • sustainable land use
  • land use eco-efficiency
  • spatio-temporal evolution
  • integrated development of urban and rural society
  • economical and intensive use of urban land

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Spatio–Temporal Patterns and Driving Mechanisms of Urban Land High-Quality Use: Evidence from the Greater Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration
by Yuying Li, Danling Chen, Xiangqian Tao, Xiaotao Peng, Xinhai Lu and Ziyang Zhu
Land 2024, 13(3), 277; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13030277 - 23 Feb 2024
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Efficient urban land use plays a crucial role in promoting regional development and ensuring economic growth. Analyzing the spatio–temporal pattern of urban land high-quality use (ULHU) and identifying its key influencing factors and pathways can contribute to enhancing land use efficiency and achieving [...] Read more.
Efficient urban land use plays a crucial role in promoting regional development and ensuring economic growth. Analyzing the spatio–temporal pattern of urban land high-quality use (ULHU) and identifying its key influencing factors and pathways can contribute to enhancing land use efficiency and achieving high-quality development. This study established a comprehensive measurement indicator system for evaluating ULHU using the entropy method and investigated the spatio–temporal evolution pattern of ULHU in the Greater Pearl River Delta (PRD) urban agglomeration in the years 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Furthermore, a multi-period fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis method was adopted to explore the concurrent driving mechanisms that impact ULHU from the configuration perspective. The findings reveal that the level of ULHU has exhibited a significant improvement, increasing from 0.1150 in 2005 to 0.2758 in 2020, with an annual growth rate of 8.739%. The spatial pattern in the PRD region exhibits an incremental distribution, characterized by higher values in the central region and lower values in the peripheral area, as this pattern reveals significant heterogeneity across the region. The configurations for ULHU in the PRD were identified, such as Population-industry-talent driven, Openness-fiscal-talent driven, Population-led, and Population-industry driven. Among these configurations, population density and industrial structure were identified as the core driving factors, while the role of talent resources is gradually diminishing. This study provides practical guidance for promoting the ULHU and optimizing national spatial planning. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Land Use under the Target of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization)
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Spatial Characteristics of the Non-Grain Production Rate of Cropland and Its Driving Factors in Major Grain-Producing Area: Evidence from Shandong Province, China
by Liye Wang, Jiwei Xu, Yaolin Liu and Siyu Zhang
Land 2024, 13(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/land13010022 - 22 Dec 2023
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The non-grain production rate (NGPR) of cropland is a grave threat to global grain and food supply, and has been a hot issue across the world. However, few scholars explored the impacts of the NGPRs of different cropland types, such as those of [...] Read more.
The non-grain production rate (NGPR) of cropland is a grave threat to global grain and food supply, and has been a hot issue across the world. However, few scholars explored the impacts of the NGPRs of different cropland types, such as those of paddy land and irrigated land in the same region. Thus, according to the third land survey data, this research first estimated the NGPRs of cropland, paddy land, irrigated land, and dry land at different scales in Shandong Province, China in 2019. Then, their spatial characteristics at a county scale were identified by combining the standard deviation ellipse model and spatial autocorrelation analysis. Finally, the potential driving factors of the NGPR of cropland were explored with the geographical weight regression model. Results are as follows: (1) The NGPR of cropland is at relatively lower level in Shandong Province and is dominated by that of irrigated land, and the NGPR of dry land is higher than those of other cropland types; (2) Significant regional differences exist in the NGPR of cropland, with profound severity in the southeast and much lower in the northwest; (3) At the provincial scale, the total power of agricultural machinery per capita and utilization degree of cropland factors can relieve the NGPR of cropland in nearly the entire research area. The proportion of GDP of the primary industry in GDP, urban population rate, and DEM are the main obstacles for NGPR decrease. At the county scale, the influences of driving factors varied across regions. This research can provide targeted and regional differentiated references for policy improvement and NGPR management. Full article
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